{"id":7290,"date":"2026-02-11T18:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:09:47","slug":"u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"297\">Nigeria\u2019s U20 women\u2019s national team, the Falconets, have landed in Senegal ahead of their decisive third round, second-leg clash in the 2026 FIFA U20 Women\u2019s World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"297\"><span id=\"more-134960\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"521\">With a narrow first-leg advantage secured in Abeokuta, the Nigerian girls now turn their focus to sealing qualification on Senegalese soil this Saturday as the #SoarFalconets campaign gathers momentum on the #RoadToPoland.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"566\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"566\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"566\"><strong data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"566\">Slim Advantage, Serious Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"688\">Falconets head coach Moses Aduku has described the first-leg victory as a timely reminder that the job is far from done.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"939\">After edging Senegal by a lone goal at home, Aduku admitted his side could and should have done more in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"939\">The coach explained that the performance will be carefully reviewed as the team prepares for what he calls the \u201cnext battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1145\">\n<p data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1145\"><em>\u201cI want to thank God because we got in one room, and we won, I think. We\u2019re taking the fight to them now, and immediately we leave here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1145\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re going back to the training court to see.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1301\">Aduku made it clear that complacency will not be tolerated, as his players return to the training pitch to correct lapses observed in the first encounter.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1498\">\n<p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1498\"><em>\u201cWhat we need to correct is we need to do everything to face the next battle, which is Israel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1498\"><em>\u201cBut I know we will not disappoint. Not at all, we\u2019re not going to be defensive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1543\"><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/u-20-wwcq-janet-suffers-scary-injury-as-nigerias-falconets-defeats-senegal\/\">U-20 WWCQ: Janet Suffers Scary Injury as Nigeria\u2019s Falconets Defeats Senegal<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/u20wwc-senegal-releases-squad-list-for-falconets-qualifiers-clash\/\">U20WWC: Senegal Releases Squad List for Falconets Qualifiers Clash<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/nigerias-falconets-crowned-wafu-zone-b-u20-champions\/\">Nigeria\u2019s Falconets Crowned WAFU Zone B U20 Champions<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1543\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1543\"><strong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1543\">Attack-Minded Approach in Dakar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1671\">Rather than sit back and protect their slim advantage, Aduku has vowed that the Falconets will go on the offensive in Senegal, and spoke on the importance of scoring first while maintaining defensive discipline.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1917\">\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1917\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get scored first. Try to work on scoring first, but not undermining our defense, but tightening our defense.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2036\">The tactician reiterated that adopting a defensive approach could prove costly against a motivated Senegalese side on home turf.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2150\">\n<p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2150\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re going to try to score first. We\u2019re not going defensive. It will be dangerous for us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2467\">The Falconets, one of Africa\u2019s most successful youth sides, understand the magnitude of the task ahead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2467\">With Poland 2026 firmly in sight, Nigeria will need composure, clinical finishing, and defensive solidity to navigate what promises to be a tense and high-stakes encounter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2649\">Having arrived safely in Senegal, preparations will now intensify as Aduku\u2019s squad seeks to finish the job and keep Nigeria\u2019s proud record in the FIFA U20 Women\u2019s World Cup intact.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2651\" data-end=\"2750\">Saturday\u2019s qualifier is a test of ambition, and if Aduku\u2019s words are anything to go by, the Falconets are ready to soar.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\">U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/\">Latest Sports News In Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s U20 women\u2019s national team, the Falconets, have landed in Senegal ahead of their decisive third round, second-leg clash in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s U20 women\u2019s national team, the Falconets, have landed in Senegal ahead of their decisive third round, second-leg clash in &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803\"},\"headline\":\"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\"},\"wordCount\":498,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\",\"name\":\"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\",\"name\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg\",\"width\":973,\"height\":256,\"caption\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/author\/soeadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","og_description":"Nigeria\u2019s U20 women\u2019s national team, the Falconets, have landed in Senegal ahead of their decisive third round, second-leg clash in &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/","og_site_name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz","article_published_time":"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803"},"headline":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0","datePublished":"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/"},"wordCount":498,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/","name":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0 - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-02-11T17:09:47+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/u-20wwq-falconets-lands-in-senegal-as-aduku-sounds-battle-cry\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"U-20WWQ: Falconets Lands in Senegal as Aduku Sounds Battle Cry\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/","name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization","name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg","width":973,"height":256,"caption":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/news.infotekps.com"],"url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/author\/soeadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}