Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Nigeria's Falconets were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their opening Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, leaving head coach Moses Aduku admitting that his side failed to turn up for the encounter.

The 2022 champions made a strong start to their campaign against the seven-time African champions, with Nigeria struggling to impose themselves as Spain controlled the contest and eventually secured all three points.

Spain broke the deadlock through forward Marisa Garcia, who finished after clever work from Noe Bejarano opened up the Nigerian defence.

The Falconets then faced an even tougher task in the second half when Spain introduced Alba Cerrato from the bench.

Cerrato needed just seven minutes to make an ...