Nigeria U20 women’s national team head coach, Moses Aduku, and Team Administrator Kelechi Omeke will represent the country at Friday’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup draw ceremony in Łódź, Poland.
The draw ceremony for the 12th edition of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup will take place at the EC1 Cultural Centre as participating nations learn their group-stage opponents ahead of the tournament scheduled for September 5 to 27.
Nigeria qualified for the competition alongside Benin Republic, Ghana and Tanzania as Africa’s representatives at the 24-team tournament.
The Falconets have been placed in Pot 2 alongside USA, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and New Zealand ahead of the draw.
The tournament will be hosted across four Polish cities, Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec and Bielsko-Biała with six nations set to make their debut appearances, including Tanzania and Benin Republic.
Meanwhile, Germany will miss the competition for the first time in history after previously defeating Nigeria in the finals of the 2010 and 2014 editions.
Draw Pots
Pot 1: Poland, Japan, Spain, North Korea, Brazil, France
Pot 2: USA, Nigeria, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand
Pot 3: South Korea, England, Ghana, Argentina, China, Italy
Pot 4: Portugal, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Benin Republic, Tanzania, New Caledonia
