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'All things work together for good' - Nigeria's Aduku speaks on U20 Women's World Cup postponement

Nigeria U20 women's national team head coach Moses Aduku has welcomed the move of Fifa to postpone the 2020 U20 Women's World Cup due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Falconets had received a bye in the preliminaries in January before they were scheduled to face Burkina Faso, who eliminated Gambia 3-2 on aggregate in March.

Later that month, Caf announced the indefinite suspension of the first round ties of the qualifiers which were originally scheduled for 20–22 and 27–29 March 2020 due to the global health crisis.

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On May 12, Fifa said the tournament earlier billed for January 20 – February 6 2021, in Costa Rica and Panama, will now be held from February 17 - March 7, 2021, subject to further monitoring.