The U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, on Sunday began their campaign for a spot at the 2016 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals on a blistering note, walloping their Liberian counterparts 7-1 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.

Yetunde Adeboyejo started the goal rush, scoring the first of her three goals in the 15^th minute, before 2014 U-17 Women’s World Cup strike partner Chinwendu Ihezuo added a second on the half hour mark.

Adeboyejo netted her second and Nigeria’s third nine minutes before half time, but the Liberians got a goal four minutes later, to end the first half 3-1.

Adeboyejo made sure of her hat -trick early in the second half, before Juliet Sunday netted the fifth goal in the 70^th minute.

There was no road for the Liberians into the game again, and Amarachi Ojinma scored two quick-fire goals late in the game to make it 7-1 to the Falconets.

The second half leg comes up in Nigeria in two weeks’ time.

Author: NFF Admin