Nigeria’s Under 20 Female football team the Falconets began their campaign at the Under 20 World Cup in Colombia on a winning nite
A late goal by Flourish Sabastine earned the Nigerian girls victory against the Korea Republic in the early hours of Monday.
Forward, Mary Lucky Mkpa could have ended the match with a brace had she had enough precision.
Despite the early promise by the Falconets, it was the Asians that came close to drawing the first blood on the quarter-hour, but Shukurat Oladipo got one foot to a teasing cross from the right.
Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Shukurat Bakare, almost gifted a goal in the 28th minute when she missed a pull-out, but South Korean failed to take advantage of it
Nigeria were again lucky just before halftime when Korea’s Myeyung rocked the crossbar from a 22-yard free-kick.
However, when it looked like the game was heading to a stalemate, Sabastine sliced the ball from the right wing to smack the upright into the back of the net for the winner.
The Nigerian girls will take on three-time champions, Germany in their next match on Wednesday. Germany won their opening fixture against Venezuela
