The Nigeria senior women’s national team, Super Falcons will open training camp in the Federal Capital, Abuja on Monday, as part of preparations for the final round of qualification series for the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations holding in Morocco in the summer of next year.
The team has reached the final round of the 12th Women AFCON qualifiers after a 2-1 aggregate defeat of arch-rivals Ghana and will confront another strong West African side, Cote d’Ivoire for a place in Morocco. The final round of qualifiers will hold in February next year, with the first leg taking place in Lagos.
Head Coach of the nine-time African champions, Randy Waldrum has invited 29 players comprises of home-based and foreign-based professionals for the camping taking place between 22nd – 30th of November.
This is aimed at further improving the bond, affinity, and familiarity among the group as well as the curation of tactical and technical methods that would work best for the squad in match situations.
LIST OF INVITED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers:
Onyinyechukwu Okeke (Bayelsa Queens)
Ibubeleye Whyte (Rivers Angels)
Uchenna Chukwu (Nasarawa Amazons)
Defenders:
Onome Ebi (Minsk FC, Belarus)
Maureen Okpala (Nasarawa Amazons)
Patricia George (SC Sand, Germany)
Ashley Plumptre (Leicester City, England)
Miracle Joseph (Bayelsa Queens)
Joy Duru (Nasarawa Amazons)
Nicole Payne (West Virginia University, USA)
Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA)
Glory Edet (Bayelsa Queens)
Akudo Ogbonna (Edo Queens)
Midfielders:
Adekite Dada (Watford FC, England)
Peace Efih (Kiryat Gat, Israel)
Yetunde Aluko (WFC Ramat Hasharon, Israel)
Amanda Mbadinuju (Bayelsa Queens)
Goodness Onyebuchi (Edo Queens)
Grace Igboamalu (Bayelsa Queens)
Toni Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain)
Regina Otu (Minsk FC, Belarus)
Christy Ucheibe (Minsk FC, Belarus)
Forwards:
Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Esther Okoronkwo (AS Saint Etienne, France)
Mary-Ann Ezenagu (Rivers Angels)
Desire Oparanozie (Dijon FC, France)
Vivian Ikechukwu (Rivers Angels)
Gift Monday (FC Robo)
Juliet Bassey (Bayelsa Queens)
Chinonyerem Macleans (Gonirk Leczna (Poland)
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