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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria optimistic of U20 Women's World Cup hosting rights for 2020

Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) are considering a bid from Nigeria for the hosting rights of the U20 Women's World Cup for next year, Goal understands.

India and South Korea submitted bids for the 2020 U20 Women's World Cup with the former named the 2020 U17 Women's World Cup hosts in March.

Now, Fifa are reportedly looking beyond the Asian continent for the host of the U20 women's event, hence Nigeria have a chance to become the first to stage a Fifa women's tournament in Africa.

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Sources close to the Nigerian government disclosed to Goal a bid was submitted following the reopening of the bidding process which initially elapsed last September.