How Nigeria’s Falconets suffered similar fate as the Super Eagles at AFCON

One of the perfect groups to look at on the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica was Nigeria’s Falconets, however their journey within the South American nation got here to an finish after a defeat to the Netherlands. The Falconets’ journey within the championship was just like that of the Super Eagles in Cameroon.1. Group leadersThe Super Eagles performed three matches within the AFCON group stage, they usually beat all three team, Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau. The Super Eagles had been the one team to take action, they had been the perfect team within the group stage, and that’s what occurred with the Falconets.The women gained all three video games and hoped to proceed in the identical method for the knockout stage.2. Knockout lossJust just like the Super Eagles misplaced their first knockout sport towards Tunisia, the Falconets misplaced their first knockout sport towards the Netherlands. The solely distinction is that the Super Eagles misplaced 1-0 whereas the Falconets misplaced by 2-0.3. Failed expectations After these two groups triumphed of their group levels, they realistically grew to become robust favorites to win the competition, however they failed to fulfill the expectations of followers who hoped they might go all the way in which.The team did not play badly in any respect, they performed engaging soccer and gave their all, however they only could not discover a approach to win. How does it really feel to notice that Nigeria failed to overcome the AFCON, WAFCON, and Women’s Under-20 World Cup in the identical yr?Images Credit: Twitter.