Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- Nigeria's U20 women's team, the Falconets, are on the brink of another historic milestone. With a 1-0 advantage from their first-leg win over Rwanda in Kigali, the team returns home to Ibadan today looking to finish the job and book their place in the final round of the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers.

This tie at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, is the penultimate hurdle before the last qualifying round. Nigeria is one of the few nations to have featured in every edition of the U20 Women's World Cup, and head coach Moses Adukwu and captain Joy Igbokwe are determined to keep that record intact.

Coach Adukwu opened the pre-match press conference with a mix of gratitude and realism:

"First and foremost, I...