体坛英语资讯：Nigeria optimistic of securing U-20 WC ticket: official
<p><span word="LAGOS">LAGOS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 9-- <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="U">U</span>-20 <span word="female">female</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Falconets">Falconets</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="U">U</span>-20 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Danjuma">Danjuma</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="editions">editions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-19 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2006, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 20.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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