FIFA U20 Women's World Cup: "We Fear No Foes" - Falconets Captain

FIFA U20 Women's World Cup: "We Fear No Foes" - Falconets Captain 

By Niyi Busari

Dimehin Oluwatosin, Falconets captain has said that the team are well prepared to crush any team standing on their way to win the FIFA U20 Women World Cup in Costa Rica, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Dimehin speaking with BSN Sports in Abuja said, "Our target at the World Cup is to leave a mark. Go to the World Cup and lift the trophy. To me there is no team that pose a threat to Falconets because they are female like us.

She added, "Preparations are going well and hopefully before we leave Nigeria it will get better. We are all playing according to the information from the coach which is helpful to the team."

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will begin on 10 August and ends on 28 August. In group C, Nigeria will face France on Thursday August 11 at the San Jose Estadio Nacional, before they lock horns with Korea on Sunday August 14 at the Alajuela Morera Soto Stadium. At the same venue, Canada will test their power with the African side on August 22 at 8pm.

Only four countries, namely, Germany, Brazil, USA and Nigeria have played in all editions of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup since the competition was launched as a U19 championship in Canada 20 years ago.

Germany have won the championship thrice (2004, 2010 and 2014); USA have won thrice (2002, 2008 and 2012) while Nigeria have twice reached the Final, losing to Germany in 2010 and 2014.

Ghana, Africa’s other flagbearers, have reached the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup on five previous occasions, crashing out at the group stage each time.