The Confederation of African Football has approved the Nigeria Football Federation’s request to change the venue of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup third round, first leg qualifier between Nigeria and Senegal.
The match, scheduled for February 7, will now be played at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
NFF Director of Competitions Ruth David confirmed the venue change, explaining that it was necessitated by the deteriorating state of the playing pitch at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.
The Ibadan venue had earlier been approved for the match and hosted the Falconets’ second round, second leg clash with Rwanda U20 girls in September last year.
Following the development, the two-time FIFA World silver medallists, who had been training in Ibadan, are expected to relocate to Abeokuta in a few days to familiarise themselves with the turf.
The Falconets defeated their Rwandan counterparts 5-0 on aggregate to qualify for the third round of the African series of the qualification campaign.
The winner between Nigeria and Senegal in this third round will reach the last round of the series, where they will face the winner of the fixture between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi for a place at the final tournament scheduled for September 5 to 27 in Poland.
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