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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Falconets returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday following their ouster from the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohamed Sanusi and representative of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Toyin Ibitoye received the team on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.<\/p>\n

The players and their officials had a torrid experience as they were stranded at the Istanbul Airport for 24 hours as a result of their inability to secure transit visas.<\/p>\n

They were also delayed for more than three hours in Bogota, Colombia and one hour in Panama.<\/p>\n

The Falconets lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in their quarter-final fixture at Costa Rica 2022.<\/p>\n

Chris Danjuma\u2019s side won all their group games against France, Korea Republic and Canada in the competition.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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