OPEYEMI Ajakaye scored twice and Flourish Sabastine added another goal as the Falconets defeated Burkina Faso 3-0 in the final Group B match of the WAFU B U-20 Women’s Tournament in Kumasi, Ghana today.
Ajakaye, who was the top scorer for the Flamingos in their qualification campaign for last year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, took her tally for the WAFU tournament to six with strikes in the 10th and 60th minutes of the match.
Sabastine, a key player in the Falconets
squad that reached the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals in Costa Rica last year, added the third three minutes from time at the Baba Yara Stadium.
The result confirmed Nigeria’s leadership of the group, as the Falconets had already qualified for the semi-finals following the 7-0 thrashing of Niger Republic and 6-0 hammering of Togo in their first two games.
The three goals in today’s win took the Falconets’ tally to 16 in three matches in which they have not conceded.
They will face the runners-up of Group A in the second semi-final at the Baba Yara Stadium on Wednesday.
