The Falconets should be wary of Colombia, who have improved greatly in the wide-open quarterfinal match

Nigeria’s women’s youth national team, Falconets, have been given a stern warning to beware of Colombia’s might in Sunday’s quarter-final match at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, Sports247 reports.

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Ahead of the start of the competition at 2:00 p.m. at the Stadion Miejski ŁKS Łódź, the verdict of all the experts is that Colombia has been buoyed by its historic victory over hosts Poland on Thursday, which set it up for an epic rematch with Nigeria, which defeated it 1-0 during the 2010 semi-finals.

While the Nigerians will be eager to repeat history, especially after defeating England 3-0 earlier that night just before the Colombia match, they will have to keep an eye on the growing confidence with which the South Americans will approach them.

These permutations have been put forward by match analysts, and many believe that Sunday’s match will be wide open between both teams chasing history, and the rumor for Nigerians is that it will not be easy to realize their hope of reaching a third final.

Having been there in 2010 and 2014, history is on Nigeria’s side but, for it to repeat itself on Sunday, the Falconets have been warned by experts that they will have to be on their toes for more than 90 minutes against the much-improved Colombians.

A preview from fifa.com notes in part: “Moses Aduku and his players dare to dream big as they aim to return to the semi-finals, a feat Nigeria has not achieved since Canada 2014, when one Asisat Oshoala was making her mark with the Falconets.

“However, the African giants will have to be careful against Colombia in what promises to be a very open quarter-final. Carlos Paniagua’s team may have been second best for long periods, but they pulled off a huge upset by eliminating hosts Poland 1-0 in the round of 16.

“Brave and resilient, the South Americans hope to make amends for what happened two years ago at home, when they were eliminated on penalties by the Netherlands. Sixteen years after reaching the quarterfinals, the Colombians have another chance to make history.”