olapluto:
My expectation for Cyprus cup is that I want to see a more cohesive attack play. Lets see if the coach can improve the midfield to attack connection. We should do well against these teams as we are now more organised. Oshoala will have a lot of joy.

Am I the only one who think Oshoala should be given free role... She seems more mature than the other players.

where is Dike

Schemerkhiz:
Dennerby releases Cyprus Cup list

Super Falcons head coach, Thomas Dennerby,
will today make public the list of 24 players
who will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2019 Cyprus Women’s Cup, Bestchoicesports understands.

The tournament billed to kick off from, 27 February to 6 March 2019, will be the 12th edition of the invitational 12-nation women’s football competition held annually in Cyprus, Middle East.

Daily Sun sports enquires revealed that coach Dennerby, is sticking to the 2018 AWCON winning squad as there were little changes to the list of players selected.

The nine-times African champions, will depart for Cyprus on Sunday, with their first match against Austria, next Wednesday.

Ranked 39th in the world, Falcons will also fight to overcome Belgium ranked 21st and Slovakia ranked 45th in group C to stand a chance of reaching the knockout stages of the annual invitational tournament.

Falcons recently played in four -nation tournament in China which featured Romania and South Korea as part of their preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

The full list of the players:

*Goalkeepers* : Tochukwu Oluehi (Rivers Angels); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Confluence Queens); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels)

*Defenders* : Glory Ogbonna (Ibom Angels); Ngozi Ebere (Barcelona FC, Cyprus), Faith Michael (Pitea IF, Sweden); Onome Ebi (Henan Huisanhang, China); Osinachi Ohale (Vaxjo DFF, Sweden); Josephine Chukwunonye (Asarum AIF, Sweden)

*Midfielders* : Ceclia Nku(River Angels),
Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Ngozi Okobi (Eskiltuna UTD, Sweden); Rita Chikwelu (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden); Halimat Ayinde (Asarum AIF, Sweden).

*Forwards* : Anam Imo (Nasarawa Amazons); Rasheedat Ajibade (Avaldsnes IL, Norway); Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona ), Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Desire Oparanozie (En Avant Guingamp, France); Chinaza Uchendu (SC Braga, Portugal); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Biik Kazygurt, Kazakhstan), Ini-Abasi Umutong (Brighton& Hove Albion, England) and Uchenna Kanu (Orlando Kicks, USA), Alice Ogebe ( Rivers Angels) .

The Sun sourced.

I will take Ceclia Nku AS shut up money but we need more grafters in the middle and we need more pace on the flanks.

BascoVanVeli:

I will take Ceclia Nku AS shut up money but we need more grafters in the middle and we need more pace on the flanks.

The Wings is already filled with fast player's...
By the way Cecilia Nku is the a top notch player...If you watch her Game very well right from her U20 days you will know that she's a modern day Midfielder...a typical no10 with alot of passing technic.

Schemerkhiz:

The Wings is already filled with fast player's...
By the way Cecilia Nku is the a top notch player...If you watch her Game very well right from her U20 days you will know that she's a modern day Midfielder...a typical no10 with alot of passing technic.

Outside Oshoala and Ordega there is not one single speedster on that team.

Nku should replace Chikwelu.

BascoVanVeli:



Outside Oshoala and Ordega there is not one single speedster on that team.

Nku should replace Chikwelu.

Alice Ogebe is a deadly speedsters alongside Uchenna Kanu....But for Alice Ogebe to make the World Cup team will be difficult.

Schemerkhiz:

Alice Ogebe is a deadly speedsters alongside Uchenna Kanu....But for Alice Ogebe to make the World Cup team will be difficult.

Uchenna Kanu is not a winger na. I think Esther Sunday is still needed

BascoVanVeli:

Uchenna Kanu is not a winger na. I think Esther Sunday is still needed

Uchenna Kanu plays any position upfront... she uses both feets effectively.

Schemerkhiz:

Uchenna Kanu plays any position upfront... she uses both feets effectively.

Maybe during the U20 world cup in Canada but I doubt she scored all those goals in America playing on the wings. We shouldn't play players out of position until we have tried out all the naturals

Esther Sunday over uchenna KANU anyday

Schemerkhiz:

Uchenna Kanu plays any position upfront... she uses both feets effectively.

isan:
Esther Sunday over uchenna KANU anyday

Uchenna Kanu is 100% better. She is a good header, Skillful A set peice specialist she is fast and very energetic Good height.. and scores with ease. She has better qualities than Esther Sunday

UKanu is a more complete player than Esther Sunday....
Esther might probably have experience than Kanu due to their age of playing football... But I will always choose Kanu due to her youthfulness and other qualities.

Schemerkhiz:

Uchenna Kanu is 100% better.
She is a good header, Skillful
A set peice specialist
she is fast and very energetic
Good height.. and scores with ease.
She has better qualities than Esther Sunday

They play different positions.

BascoVanVeli:

They play different positions.

They play the same position....Both play especially From the Left Wing forward....
they both uses both feets effectively. But Uchenna Kanu can also be deployed as a number 9...

Schemerkhiz:

They play the same position....Both play especially From the Left Wing forward....
they both uses both feets effectively. But Uchenna Kanu can also be deployed as a number 9...

I don't think she has been playing much as a winger for her school. Esther is a profession winger, she practices and plays that position for her club

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I don't think she has been playing much as a winger for her school. Esther is a profession winger, she practices and plays that position for her club[/quote

Kanu is naturally a striker, She play from both wings and also as a top 9 sometimes the way Ordega does.

Schemerkhiz:
Kanu is naturally a striker, She play from both wings and also as a top 9 sometimes the way Ordega does.

Strikers naturally drift to the wings to find space but that does not mean that they can produce as out and out wingers. We have too many players to be forcing any to play out of position.

Btw have u heard anything about Aminat Yakubu lately? Used to be a lightning-fast winger

BascoVanVeli:


Strikers naturally drift to the wings to find space but that does not mean that they can produce as out and out wingers. We have too many players to be forcing any to play out of position.

Btw have u heard anything about Aminat Yakubu lately? Used to be a lightning-fast winger

Aminat Yakubu last played for Bayelsa Queens 2018, I haven't heard anything about her of recent...

Schemerkhiz:

Aminat Yakubu last played for Bayelsa Queens 2018, I haven't heard anything about her of recent...

Think it is between her and oshoala for our fastest player. She could bring something off the bench with her pace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcpOQVS5cvc

Nigeria vs Austria tomorrow. Austria have been training well since weekend, while we had our first and maybe only training this evening. Tough match it will be, but we will not lose.

BascoVanVeli:


Think it is between her and oshoala for our fastest player. She could bring something off the bench with her pace

No ooo.
Alice Ogebe da drag fastest with Oshoala And Ordega oh... Alice Ogebe run faster like Mbampe

olapluto:
Nigeria vs Austria tomorrow. Austria have been training well since weekend, while we had our first and maybe only training this evening. Tough match it will be, but we will not lose.

most of the Austrain player's are based in Germany...it would be a tough fight..

Following their arrival in Cyprus, the Nigerian delegation were received by team's head coach Thomas Dennerby at the Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, and they are scheduled to hold their first training session this evening at 4 pm local time.

Schemerkhiz:

No ooo.
Alice Ogebe da drag fastest with Oshoala And Ordega oh... Alice Ogebe run faster like Mbampe

I disagree

Any links for the match today?

@OrdegaF becomes the latest African to make the China move. The Nigerian forward joins Shanghai W.F.C after four years at American club @WashSpirit . She is set to don the No. 11 jersey for the
#CWSL side who finished 5th in the league last season.

Fransisca Ordega Uchenna Kanu Ngozi Ebere to miss Cyprus Cup

Cyprus cup 2019 results

South Africa 2 - 2 Finland
mexico 0 - 5 Italy
Belgium 3 - 0 slovakia

Reasons?

Schemerkhiz:
Fransisca Ordega
Uchenna Kanu
Ngozi Ebere to miss Cyprus Cup

BascoVanVeli:
Any links for the match today?

Austria TV will probably show it. Otherwise we can watch the recorded veŕsion on YouTube