Nigeria humiliates Central African Republic in FIFA U20 WWC Qualifiers

By Emmanuel Oladele - The Nigerian U20 National Women's Team, the Falconets thrash Central African Republic U20 Women's team by 7-0 on Saturday in the 2022 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Qualifier in Douala.

Mercy Idoko opened scoring for Nigeria in the 2nd minute of the first half with a Super strike, and went on to doubled Nigeria's lead in the 5th minute. Esther Onyenezide and Joy Jerry added their names to the score sheet, to take the scoreline to 4-0 in favour of the Falconets, and to end the first 45 minutes.

Deborah Abiodun, Taiwo Lawal and Ado Yina scored respectively in the second half to complete a 7-0 demolition of Central African Republic U20.

Match Details

Second Round First Leg

• Sat. 25/09. Central African Republic 0-7 Nigeria FT.

Goal Scorers

• Mercy Idoko ⚽⚽

• Esther Onyenezide ⚽

• Joy Jerry ⚽

• Deborah Abiodun ⚽

• Taiwo Lawal ⚽

• Ado Yina ⚽

Venue: Stade Japoma de Douala, Douala.

The second leg of the fixture is expected to hold in Nigeria on the 7th of October.

The 2022 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup will hold in Costa Rica and two teams will represent Africa in the tournament.

Below are Results of other qualifying games played in the second round first leg over the the weekend;

• Rwanda 0-4 Ethiopia FT.

• Zambia 6-0 Malawi FT.

• Mozambique 0-1 South Africa FT.

• Gambia 0-1 Burkina Faso FT.