FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL: New Zealand to have a Test of Nigeria's might

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header class="post-header cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="featured" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/falconet-praying.jpg" itemprop="image" rel="prettyPhoto" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="falconet praying" class="attachment-main-slider wp-post-image no-display appear" height="336" src="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/falconet-praying-702x336.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 0.8; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" title="New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might" width="702" /></span></a></div> <h1 class="post-title" itemprop="name" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New Zealand tests Nigeria’s might</span></span></h1> </header><div class="post-container cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content-right" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content description" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px -1.857em; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL</span></b></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria is favored to book a ticket to her third straight semi-final berth at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the expense of New Zealand when both nations clash this morning in Moncton City, in the quarter-final of the on-going tournament in Canada.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nigeria’s Falconets go into today’s game with an intimidating record of five previous quarterfinal appearances at the tournament as against their opponents, New Zealand, who will be playing in the knock-out stage of the event for the first time, having exited in the group phase in four successive previous appearances.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Falconets were runners-up in 2010 and semi-finalists two years ago and the Peter Dedevbo-tutored side has shown plenty of signs that it can go all the way to clinch the trophy this time round. The Nigerian girls who finished tops in Group C with seven points are so far unbeaten at the on-going tournament along with France and Germany.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Falconets have been, Particularly impressive with their pace and physical power, while their mental strength has shone with the manner they came back from be­hind against both Mexico and England.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although the Junior Football Ferns of New Zealand relish their first time qualifi­cation for the knock-out stage at the tourna­ment, they, nonetheless, are determined to push their luck further.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We want to go even further,” explained midfielder Megan Lee, who lit up her team’s encounter with Costa Rica.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The New Zealand girls will, however, need to steel themselves for a stern examina­tion when they face the rampaging Falconets this morning. Not only must they maintain the attacking qualities that helped them down the Costa Ricans 3-0 and Paraguay 2-0, they will need to tighten up the rear­guard that shipped four unanswered goals against France – especially with the Loveth Aylia and Asisat</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

FIFA U-20 WWC QUARTER-FINAL: New Zealand to have a Test of Nigeria's might

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