The official candy of Nigeria’s national teams, TomTom, has applauded the Falconets for reaching the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany.
TomTom, which rewarded the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets for their shots on target at the Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa, is also rewarding the Falconets with $250 for every shot the girls have got on target in Germany.
The Falconets made history on Sunday by defeating defending champions USA 4-2 in a gripping quarter-final clash in Augsburg that ended in a penalty shootout after full and extra-time could not separate the sides.
The win took the Nigerian lasses to their first ever semi-final in the competition after they crashed out in the quarter-finals in each of the previous three editions.
In the course of their impressive run to the last four, the Falconets have racked up 35 shots on target (nine in their first group match against England, eight in the 2-1 victory over Japan, five in the 1-1 draw with Mexico, and 13 in the epic win over USA), bringing their total earnings so far to $8,750.
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