U-20 Women’s World Cup (Q): Nigeria defeat Senegal to advance to final qualifying round

The Falconets of Nigeria have qualified for the final qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating the Lionesses of Senegal 2-1 (3-1 on aggregate) in their third-round, second-leg clash in Diamniadio on Saturday.

​The match, played at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium, saw both teams adopt an attacking approach. Senegal needed a decisive victory to stand a chance of advancing after losing 1-0 to Nigeria in the first leg in Abeokuta.

However, it was Moses Aduku’s side that struck the first blow in the 19th minute as a well-placed corner kick found Kindness Ifeanyi, who once again broke the deadlock to give Nigeria a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

​The second half followed a similar pattern to the first, with Nigeria doubling their advantage in the 68th minute when Precious Oscar found the back of the net via another set-piece corner.

Senegal eventually pulled one back through a thunderbolt of a strike by Adoo Yina, but it was too little, too late to overturn the aggregate deficit.

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Senegal 🇸🇳 1-2 Nigeria 🇳🇬
(🇳🇬3-1🇸🇳 on aggregate.
Kindness Ifeanyi x Precious Oscar with the goals.

The Falconets qualify for the next round of the @FIFAWWC U20, where they will take on Malawi 🇲🇼 #SoarFalconets #SENNGA #RoadToPoland

— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) February 14, 2026

​The victory means Nigeria moves one step closer to the tournament finals in Poland. They are now set to trade tackles with Malawi in the final qualifying round.