NIGERIA’S Falconets were the last ladies from Africa standing but that was for a brief moment as they were ousted by Japan.
Nigeria went down to the heavyweight electronic giant from Asia 2-1, with a goal in each half.
A strike by Manara Matsunaga after 33 minutes and a killer punch by Maya Hijikata in the 68th minute gave a 2-0 lead.
Olushola Shobowale scored a stoppage consolation as Nigeria failed to reach the last eight.
The disastrous results in sports and football under the stewardship of the current Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh, and NFF President Ibrahim Gusau continue unabated with this elimination.
Morocco and Ghana were the first to leave Colombia in the group stage at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals.
The ladies from Rabat lost all three group games, while the Black Princesses of Ghana managed to win their last group game against New Zealand, but it was too little too late as they crashed out.
The Young Lionesses of Cameroon, inspired by four goals, heroin Naomi Eto, secured four points during the group stage to punch their ticket to the last 16.
Brazil, aided by poor officiating, stopped them from going beyond the round of 16 with a 3-1 extra-time win against the debutant.
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