Nigeria’s Falconets have arrived in Katowice ahead of their opening fixture at the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, with the team now fully focused on Monday’s Group F clash against Spain.
The Nigerian U20 women’s national team departed their training base in Trzebnica on Thursday and checked into the Novotel Katowice Centrum, marking the beginning of the final phase of their preparations for the global tournament.
The Falconets spent 10 days in Trzebnica, where Head Coach Moses Aduku and his technical crew worked extensively on the team’s tactical organisation, technical execution, physical conditioning and overall cohesion.
The camp also allowed the players to acclimatise to the Polish environment, build match fitness and sharpen their readiness ahead of the tournament.
As part of their final preparations, the Falconets played two international friendly matches against strong opposition.
They began with an impressive 1-0 victory over tournament hosts Poland last Friday, with Mary Mamudu scoring the only goal of the encounter in the first half.
The Nigerian side followed that result with a 1-1 draw against Korea Republic on Tuesday, with Mamudu once again finding the back of the net.
The two friendly matches provided the technical crew with valuable opportunities to assess the squad against different styles of play, while also enabling the players to adapt to the pace, intensity and conditions they are expected to encounter during the competition.
With the Trzebnica training phase now concluded, the Falconets have shifted their attention to Katowice and their first major test of the tournament against Spain on Monday.
Nigeria is drawn in Group F alongside Spain, China PR and New Caledonia.
After the opening-day encounter with Spain, the Falconets will face China PR on 10 September before concluding their group-stage campaign against New Caledonia on 13 September.
The Nigerian team will be hoping to make a strong start to their campaign as they seek to navigate the group successfully and advance deep into the competition.
