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Nigeria, A Step Away From Under-20 World Cup Win

Nigeria battle Junior Ferns of New Zealand for a semi-final place at the Canada 2014 World Cup
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National under-20 women side, Falconets are on the verge of the first FIFA U20 World Cup win when they play New Zealand tomorrow in Moncton

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Nigeria has had an excellent run on the way to the quarter-final, pullling a draw in the first tie against Central Americans

The Falconets were to make a comeback in the second and last games of the group stage with emphatic 2-1 victories over South Korea and England; Courtney Dike' records as the fastest goal of any FIFA Women World Cup.

Losing finalist in Germany 2010 and semi-finalist two years later, Nigeria is on a history making trail in the Canada 2014 World Cup

Ahead of its sixth quarter-final tie in her seventh FIFA U20 Women World Cup appearance, Nigeria remain burstlng with energy as one the teams still unbeaten in the competition

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The pace, mental strength and physical power of the coach Peter Dedevbo's side gives them an edge over first time quarter finalists, New Zealand whose +1 goal record in the group games (2-0 vs. Paraguay, 3-0 Costa Rica and 0-4 vs. France) lays them up for a stern test against African Champions, Nigeria

The Junior Ferns of New Zealand, in their fifth appearance have never gone beyond the group stages, and they hope to go even further at the Canada 2014 edition

The match is scheduled for Moncton, where Nigeria played its first and second games against Mexico and South Korea, at Nigerian time

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