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CAF has invited Super Falcons legends for the 2023 CAF awards in Morocco 🇲🇦 next week Monday.

Is your favourite on the list?

Perpetua Nkwocha
Mercy Akide
Onome Ebi
Precious Dede

On the sidelines of the event, a charity football game will be held at Marrakech Stadium on Sunday to honour earthquake victims.

Esther Okoronkwo: Super Falcons and UD Tenerife star initiates 50k weekly reward for Nigerian talents


The Nigeria international is growing in influence for club and country after a successful year 2023 In a bid to extend a helping hand to Nigerians and individuals globally, Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo has launched a pioneering Instagram talent show,.
The Nigeria international is growing in influence for club and country after a successful year 2023


The initiative, aimed at alleviating the prevalent hardships in the country, offers a stage for individuals to showcase their talents, fostering a sense of community and support.

The weekly talent show, hosted on Instagram, is open to Nigerians and individuals worldwide, providing an opportunity to win 50k every Friday.

“I’ll go live every Friday at 7 pm my time GMT for people to showcase their talents and possibly win 50k,” Okoronkwo announced on her Instagram account.
The inaugural edition of the talent show took place on Friday, with a certain Moses Olufemi emerging as the first winner, rewarded with N50,000 as promised.

Participation in this uplifting talent show is inclusive, as Esther encourages individuals to join her Instagram live sessions every Friday. Participants can exhibit talents in singing, dancing, acting, sports, and various other categories. Viewers and participants engage in the comments, judging the showcased talents and fostering a vibrant community around the initiative. The Super Falcons sensation expressed her satisfaction after the successful launch, stating, “Tonight was really fun, and I hope to see y’all again next week.”

Esther Okonkwo’s vision for empowerment extends beyond the football pitch, creating a platform for talent recognition and financial support for those in need.

Steel United Virginia U17 Girls Coached by Mercy Akide Udoh Posted a Strong results at the Virginia State Cup and WAGS Tournament! Congratulations to them as they won their bracket at the WAGS Tournament,…!

BascoVanVeli:
2012 was a pk shootout vs France

Oh wow she was the goalkeeper. Andy Lucky not Landy Lucky

Since then she never made it to the U20’s talk more kid the SuperFalcons..

Rinsola Babajide
Edna Imade
Esther Okoronkwo
Monday Gift


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba15CiWh_dc?si=gjewycgFdyNHrPPy

BascoVanVeli:
Landy Lucky of Ekiti Queens is a proper goalkeeper. She look older though and I wonder how she has gone under the radar so long

Omor her costly error at the U17 level years ago might be working against her…

I think she was the 2012 U17 set goalkeeper

team.avsports
Onyi Echegini is the newest #teamAV member!

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/12/us-soccer-mexican-football-federation-submit-bid-right-to-host-2027-fifa-womens-world-cup

USA 🇺🇸 and Mexico 🇲🇽 submit there joint bid to host the Fifa Women's World Cup in 2027

Schemerkhiz:
The very best.

Player of the Year (WOMEN) award - Final 3.

#CAFAwards2023


https://www.facebook.com/share/v/SHM11dtGq4H87JPF/?mibextid=gik2fB

They seems to forget that the final winner in each category is decided following votes by a panel made up of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals from member associations, head coaches, captains and clubs involved in the group stages of interclub competitions…

Let’s wait and see who they vote for at the End between Asisat Oshoala, Thembi Kgatlana and Barbara Banda😂🤗

Goalkeeper Medinat Lawal School plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference..

Deltamani:
Lamar belongs to the Southland Conference, should be among the top5 or 6 but I can’t really determine the top5 conference in the NCAA apart from the ACC, Big 10 & 12, Ivy and the Pac 12..

AkinDS you’re in a better position for this

But again I do believe the Conference have listed here hold the highest number of teams in the top100..

lovewins:
Lamar is currently ranked 137 in the NCAA D1 rankings and Lamar is the best team (no 1) in the Southland conference. That should tell you all you need to know. In 2019 when Esther was there, they were 142.

Also, I don't think the US ranks conferences, what they rank is teams. However the quality of teams in your conference largely gives an idea of how your conference is perceived. Not one top team plays in the Southland conference, Lamar funnily is the best team there and they aren't even in the top 100 women's soccer team in the USA.

But that doesn’t take away the fact of Playing for the best team in a Conference.. Don’t also forget how the NCAA Div1 is rated no1 ahead of NAIA and NCAA Div2 whereas a number of the NAIA Schools can as well hold their ground against the NCAA…

The NWSL College Draft have never been fair to the NAIA too cause they don’t pick players from there no matter how good the player is..

AkinDS:
Depends on the quality of the college conference

Lamar belongs to the Southland Conference, should be among the top5 or 6 but I can’t really determine the top5 conference in the NCAA apart from the ACC, Big 10 & 12, Ivy and the Pac 12..

AkinDS you’re in a better position for this

Yewandefulllllll

Edna Imade

BascoVanVeli:
From what I see, this is a stronger version of Esther Okoronkwo. I hope she carries this form to her club

It was pretty clear right from College that Esther Okoronkwo was going to become a top Player… I wish some of our U17/U20 Players will take the College part but again the Nigeria System is very poor especially Financially for them to assist themselves on that Path but again who truly wants that will definitely follow…

PDPGuy:
51 G/A in 39 games is absolutely insane!🤯🤯

A Player that was on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List then… Onyi Echegini is currently among the final 3 for that same award this year… The Biggest individual award as far as 🇺🇸 College Soccer is concerned for both Men&Women..

lovewins:
Baba no be height, it's just fact and yours not basing anything you're saying on objective fact. The closest to objectivity (not always perfect) is ratings these players get in games. Just check EA sports ratings and the distance between Ify and Esther's physicality ratings is far. You obviously know they check years of records before reaching decisions on ratings. Their is no way Esther trumps Ify on physicality/athleticism. On this one you're wrong.

I stand my ground… U think this EA Sports ratings is Always correct..

lovewins:
This isn't a matter of differing opinion o, it's a matter of fact and there's no factual scenario where Esther is more athletic or physical than Onumonu. None!

Skillful? Yes. Better goal scorer? Maybe, Pace? Maybe but not physicality and athleticism.

I just hope say no be Onumonu height da deceive you.. I have watched and analyzed this two players very well.. No affinity attached. Esther is more Aggressive upfront.

ROAD TO PARIS (OLYMPICS) 2024

Only two Nations to represent AFRICA

lovewins:
More athletic and physical? No

Better finisher? Yes

Esther has really impressed me and the solo goal was a joy to watch, but there's no way she's scoring that against a better and more experienced team. First, she most likely wouldn't have won the aerial duel. She has a height disadvantage and like they say in basketball, you can teach height. Even if we concede that she wins that duel, she beat the last cape Verdean defender too easily. A more experienced defender would have intercepted that ball. Her strike however was fantastic, she's definitely a better finisher.

I can assure you that Esther Okoronkwo is more Athletic and Physical than Iffy Onumonu..! I’m not saying this because of the Cape Verde game .. I have followed her game from Lamar University down to the Summer Series then the WAFCON Qualifying game against CIV 🇨🇮

This Should be the new CAF/FIFA ranking of the WAFCON qualified teams

Nigeria (35)
South Africa (52)
Morocco (62)
Ghana (63)
Zambia (70)
Tunisia (80)
Senegal (81)
Mali (83)
Algeria (84)
DR Congo (101)
Tanzania (145)
Botswana (152)

Esther Okoronkwo Played 39games for Lamar University scored 35goals with 16 Assists…

BascoVanVeli:
Super Falcons vs Cape Verde 2nd leg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv87CzRe3jE

As it stands Esther Okoronkwo is ahead of Ifeoma Onumonu in the pecking order as she’s a better finisher, more Athletic and Physical. We really did miss her at the WAFCON because of she was available Ifeoma Onumonu wouldn’t have gotten those number of minutes she got and Okoronkwo would have probably done and excellent job….

She’s a Goal getter. I remember how some of us here compared her with Moroccan Fatima Tagnaout..

Both are skillful but Okoronkwo is more deadly in front of goal which is more important of an Attacker.. Go check out Okoronkwo records at Lamar state University,🇺🇸

𝙈𝘼𝘾 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙉𝙉 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏

Congrats to Joe for being named one of 3 finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy👏

Randy Waldrum left out in the shortlist of the Final 3 nominations for the CAF Coach of the year award (Women).😳

Nominees

Reynald Pedros 🇲🇦
Desiree Ellis 🇿🇦
Jerry Tshabalala 🇿🇦

what’s your take on this nomination ?

E don reach where Nigeria fans don da call Esther Okoronkwo the new Perpetual Nkwocha 😂🤗😂

Nigeria my People

lovewins:
Again you aren't speaking to the point raised. I said most praised, doesn't mean other members of the team aren't praised. Alozie has been criticised here (at least I know I have), same with Payne. I remember sh had a bad game once and I mentioned it. Nowhere do any of the 3 mentioned get more praise football wise than Chiamaka and Ajibade. Michelle gets a lot of attention cause many consider her as appealing to the eyes. Most of the attention she gets has literally nothing to do with football. She literally grew her Twitter following by over 100k in a couple of days. Go check her comments it's filled with "my wife" or "will you marry me".

Criticism of Oshoala, Glory and Onome as been football related. Outside the call for her resignation from the national team, we have kept conversations around criticism of players to their performance on the pitch. Glory is bad simple. It's how I feel about her. I've said that a couple of times and she's had several opportunities to prove me wrong but she hasn't. I literally argued against Esther's inclusion in the last roster, but she's shut me up with her performance. It's strictly football and nothing on else. I have a bias when it comes to Ajibade so I cut her plenty slacks, but I criticise to. My going gentle on my commentary on her is simply bias, nothing more and I believe it's same fir many persons. You're the one given other colouration to it.

Talking about Criticizing Players and Praising them I do that very well… And one player I do criticize a lot in the past is Glory Ogbonna, should I say I’m her greatest critic here? Yes… Why because she has gotten a lot and more than enough time to hold onto the Left Back position while she was understudying Ngozi Ebere but still yet she fumbles.. But on one or two occasions that she has done a little better I never for ones praise her WHY because she should be doing more than that for getting a lot of those opportunities….

Again we all knows she plays for a Big Club in Turkey, and if we’re ask now to pick between her and Imuran are We going to pick her over Imuran… Capital NO..

Imuran wha be smally don outplay her in all aspect of the game..!

mostob:
Her time will come. Esther Okoronkwo was in the same shoe but now she is playing her way into the starting lineup. I wouldn't blame the coach for her lack of minute. The people playing ahead of her are not Okpa seller. They are professionals too.

Esther Okoronkwo was Never in the same boat thuoooo… I stand to be corrected!

She came in during the Summer Series in the US had a good minute against Jamaica in the first game, 2nd game against Portugal she started the second half and the third game she started against USA…

Anyway my point still stands that she deserves better minutes to prove herself… not the 80+

ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 RECORD IN WOMEN'S AFRICAN NATIONS CUP

1998 ---- Did Not Enter
2000---- Did Not Enter
2002---- Did Not Qualify
2004---- Did Not Qualify
2006---- Did Not Qualify
2008---- Did Not Qualify
2010---- Did Not Qualify
2012---- Did Not Qualify
2014---- Group Stage
2016---- Did Not Qualify
2018---- Group Stage
2020---- Cancelled
2022---- Third-Place
2022---- Qualified


And then get mouth pass anything…😂🤗😂

Who da ask of Alaba Jonathan that time sef??