Nigeria’s Falconets replace captain Joy Igbokwe and midfielder/defender Faridat Abdulwahab after both players are unable to obtain visas for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. The enforced changes come ahead of the tournament and are made to finalise Nigeria’s squad.
According to multiple reports, Igbokwe and Abdulwahab are ruled out because they cannot secure the required travel documents in time. Vanguard and Punch frame the development as visa-related, leading to the squad adjustments before the World Cup. Daily Post Nigeria adds the names of the replacements, stating that Igbokwe is replaced by Vivian Kachi and Abdulwahab is replaced by Alaba Olabiyi, respectively, in the final tournament lineup.
The outlets agree on the core point: visa complications remove the two players from Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s World Cup team, prompting last-minute squad alterations as Nigeria prepares for Poland.
