Nigeria has been drawn in the same group with France, Canada and Korea Republic ahead of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.

The draw ceremony was held at the Teatro Nacional in San José, on Thursday.

Nigeria’s first match of the competition will be against 2016 runners up France.

At the 2014 championship in Canada, Nigeria topped a group involving Korea Republic, beating the Koreans 2-1 in a group phase match.

France finished in third place at the same competition as Nigeria finished as runners-up.

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The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will take place in Costa Rica from 10 to 28 August 2022. Who will win it all? 🏆#VamosJuntas

— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) May 5, 2022

The Full draw:

GROUP A: Costa Rica, Australia, Spain, Brazil

GROUP B: Germany, Colombia, New Zealand, Mexico

GROUP C: France, Nigeria, Canada, Korea Republic

GROUP D: Japan, The Netherlands, Ghana, USA