A late goal by Flourish Sabastine in Bogota gave Nigeria’s U20 team all three points against Korea Republic in the Falconets’ opening game at the 11th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals.
The Koreans also lost by a lone goal to Nigeria in a group phase encounter at the last edition of the competition in Costa Rica two years ago.
Opportunities were few and far between in a game between two strong squads not unfamiliar with themselves, but Nigeria had more of the chances, particularly in a more entertaining second half at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.
In the second half, Sabastine and Amina Bello saw their shots blocked in the opposition box, and substitute Chiamaka Okwuchukwu came close from a good run on the right, before Sabastine sliced the ball from the right wing to smack the upright and roll into the net for the game’s only goal.
The Falconets will play three-time champions Germany in their next match of Colombia 2024 at the same venue on Wednesday evening.
