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Canada's roster for the Olympic Games is here ✅🗼🇨🇦

Head Coach Bev Priestman have announced the roster of athletes to represent Canada at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 from 25 July to 10 August.

GOALKEEPERS:
Sabrina D’Angelo (Arsenal Ladies, England.)
​Kailen Sheridan (Whitby, Ont.)

DEFENDERS:
Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea, England.) ​
​Sydney Collins (North Carolina Courage, USA)
​Vanessa Gilles (Olympique Lyonnais, France) ​
​Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea, England.)
​Jayde Riviere (Manchester United, England.)
​Jade Rose (Harvard University, USA.)

MIDFIELDERS:
Simi Awujo (USC, USA)
​Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns, USA.)
​Julia Grosso (unattached.) ​
​Quinn (Seattle Reign, USA. )

FORWARDS:
Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns, USA)
​Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign, USA.) ​
​Cloé Lacasse (Arsenal Ladies, England.)
​Adriana Leon (Aston Villa, England.) ​
​Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash, USA.) ​
​Evelyne Viens (AS Roma, Italy)

ALTERNATES:
Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit, USA.) ​
​Lysianne Proulx (Bay FC, USA) ​
​Shelina Zadorsky (West Ham, England)
​Deanne Rose (Leicester City, England)

📸 @CANWNT

lovewins:
They should sign Chiamaka next

It’s not too late, by the way Nnadozie is still very young, enough years ahead to move to a bigger Clubside.

6pm… She says.!

lovewins:
Matters arising. This is a funny way to report though. How can Sam claim Waldrum denied said report without a direct quote from Waldrum? He should have just limited his report to his conversation with Ordega. The initial news report claimed sources as persons in the NFF and not Waldrum.

That said, I am satisfied with this since Ordega has publicly come forward to deny her involvement. She's stands innocent until proven otherwise.

Why even call a coach in the first place who didn't invite you?

Why are just killing our sports and talents...where on earth is Ordega's name coming up on the list? Those who played the qualifiers should now be sacrificed abi

Is this not a systemic way that we the media should be speaking up against? If a coach hasn't invited a player to his team over 2 or more years...how is that players name suddenly appear any where..


Randy denies... Did Samuel Ahmadu⁩ for a moment speak with Randy?

Onome Ebi post on Facebook & Instagram

Barcelona and Spain 🇪🇸 Dangerous trio in Midfield

Paris Saint-Germain is very pleased to announce the arrival of Mary Earps in her women's team. The English international goalkeeper has signed with the Parisian club until June 2026. ❤️💙

#WelcomeMary

Randy Waldrum denied saying I was forced on him’ – Francisca Ordega

By Samuel Ahmadu

Nigeria women’s coach Randy Waldrum has denied reports that he was pressured to include her in the nation’s squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics, forward Francisca Ordega exclusively told NigeriaFootball.ng on Monday.

The 12-nation women’s football event in Paris kicks off on July 25, with several teams already announcing their final 18-player squads along with their alternates.

On June 30, an online report claimed that: “a potential cold war was brewing in the Super Falcons camp. The report alleged that two top officials from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were attempting to impose veteran forward Francisca Ordega on coach Waldrum for the Olympics.

“They’ve been breathing down Waldrum’s neck, trying to force him to include Ordega. Two officials, a male and a female, are insisting that she be named in the squad for Paris,” report stated.

Ordega, who is the second top scorer in the Russian topflight with six goals from 12 games for leaders CSKA Moscow, admitted she was deeply embarrassed by the report and called Waldrum for clarification.

“I was surprised by the news and had to call the coach on Sunday to verify the report,” Ordega said.

“I respect him a lot and felt slighted by such allegations in the media. He said he was not aware of that and never had such talks with anyone. He also said the media were just trying to be mischievous as he never spoke to anyone about it.

“I even asked if he really did not want me on his team, he should just say it, so I can focus on my club career. It is very embarrassing to hear I am being imposed on a coach after all the sacrifices and hard work to make the country proud.”

While harboring dreams of featuring at the Olympics for the first time in her career, the four-time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations winner insists she is not desperate about it.

“It is always a huge privilege to represent my country and also a great honor to have a first-time experience of the Olympics, but I am not desperate to be on his team if he doesn’t want me,” she continued.

“Despite not being part of the team since the World Cup, I’ve focused on giving my best at the club level and am very happy with my form and progress so far this season. I have my colleagues like Desire Oparanozie, who didn’t have the opportunity and didn’t die. So, why should I be forced on him?”


This is not the first time Waldrum has launch a scatting attack on the NFF and individuals publicly before, and during major matches or tournaments. In 2023, he openly criticized the NFF through two viral podcasts for refusing to include his ailing assistant in the delegation and for objecting to his favourite players.

In 2022, he accused the media of being ‘hateful’ during a post-match press conference after a group stage opening loss to South Africa at the WAFCON in Morocco. In 2024, he also attacked a journalist in South Africa during another post-match press conference following his team’s qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

yinkeys:
Until her god-daughter go cause another penalty , their eye go open.
What more does she have to offer the Falcons
We have better players now
She’s slow & appears bigger than she used to

Sorry Ordega is not Slow okay… Just that she can’t give what she used to in her prime..!

Some unfortunate news for Brazil and KC Current Forward Bia Zaneratto

She’s Currently going through plantar fasciitis and will miss the Olympic Games..

ekehopp2:
To be honest I didn't. But watched the 2019 WorldCup as a JJC.
And then started watching Women's football (Falcons, Falconets, Flamingoes) religiously starting from WAFCON 2022

I watched the highlights of Tochi's game, the one against Ashleigh's team in Saudi Arabia, where Ashleigh scored a hatrick against her and I wasn't impressed.

At the WorldCup 2019 Nnadozie took over from game 2 and then claimed the number 1 spot. Tochi doesn't inspire confidence.

It happens, the rise and fall. We should look to the future: Jiwuaku.

That person sounded as if Tochi was or is a bad goalkeeper, common there are bad days…! And if you follow their game very well you would know that Tochi major weakness is that she fumbles when not expected…!

If you’re to pick top5 Goalkeepers to ever play for the SuperFalcons, Tochi will definitely be there.!

Deltamani:
This is not even a matter of 2018 WAFCON sef, if he or she had watch Tochukwu Oluehi who they nicknamed the flying cat during the 2006 U20 World Cup, he/she would have known better..

Oluehi has come a long way... I’m Happy she is still in the business of things because I saw greatness in her back in 2006. How time flies....😊😊

If not for how good she is and consistency I don’t think Oluehi would still be in the SuperFalcons right now..!

Alaba Jonathan is another excellent fearless goalkeeper who didn’t stay long in the SuperFalcons. She’s currently in Belgium Playing.

JohnBullMySon:
Certainly you did not watch AWCON 2018.

This is not even a matter of 2018 WAFCON sef, if he or she had watch Tochukwu Oluehi who they nicknamed the flying cat during the 2006 U20 World Cup, he/she would have known better..

🚨Super Falcons defender Onyinyechi Zogg 27yrs depart Servette Football Club Chênois Fèminin (FCCF) just 6months after joining them…


Anyways her deal was just till the end of the season though, we look forward to her next destination..!

Ahbi mk madam just gave her modeling Job??🙄

Olympics: Controversy as officials ‘force’ Ordega on Falcons coach.

By
Tana Aiyejina



There’s a potential cold war brewing in the Super Falcons following allegations that two top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation were working to impose veteran forward Francisca Ordega on coach Randy Waldrum ahead of the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 12-nation women’s football event in Paris gets underway July 25 with several of the teams already releasing their final 28-player squads and alternate players.

CSKA Moscow forward Ordega, is being forced on the American gaffer because of her close ties to the NFF officials, our correspondent learnt.

According to our sources, Ordega, 30, has not featured for the Falcons since she posted a below par performance at last year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.


A federation official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said several of the young players in the team, who fear they could be sacrificed for the ageing player, are aggrieved.

“A certain madam from the competitions department and another top official on the technical department are trying to impose Ordega on the list for the Olympics. A section of the players are not happy because this same player was imposed on the team at last year’s Women’s World Cup.

“They’ve been breathing down Waldrum’s neck trying to force the man to include Ordega,” our source said.


“Two officials, a male and female, are insisting that she be named in the squad for the trip to Paris.”

Tournament organisers allow for an additional four alternate players to the stipulated 18-woman squad, and why the likes of Australia (22 players), Japan (22 players), USA (22 players) have taken advantage of the rule by inviting more players to their squads, it was learnt that Waldrum was directed by top officials of the federation not to add four alternate players to his squad.

The officials, according to our sources, claimed the federation was cash strapped and couldn’t accommodate more players for the trip to Paris.

However, in a bid to ensure that the player makes the team, officials made a U-Turn and allegedly sent an alternate list to the organisers, which included Ordega’s name on the list, without Waldrum’s knowledge.


“They did four alternate players because they want to include Ordega in the team, after initially insisting that the coach shouldn’t add more players due to lack of funds.

“Now, they want to see how they’ll force Waldrum to drop a player from the original 18 players to accommodate her,” our source added.

It was learnt that Waldrum insisted on having a home-based goalkeeper in the alternate list, in case the two keeper’s in the 18-woman list had issues, but Morufat Ademola, the Rivers Angels keeper, Waldrum’s preferred choice, was eventually dropped.


The federation’s General Secretary Dr Mohammed Sanusi said he couldn’t speak on the matter during a telephone chat with our correspondent on Saturday.

“I’m not a coach,so I can’t speak on that,” he said.

The Falcons are drawn in a difficult Group C that also has world champions Spain, former world champions Japan and South American champions Brazil at the Paris Games.They open their campaign July 25 against Brazil in Bordeaux.

The Falcons are not new to controversies before, during and after major tournaments.

The players threatened to boycott the last tournament over unpaid wages.

Twenty years ago, the record African champions refused to travel back home after winning the 2004 WAFCON in South Africa, insisting they were paid their bonuses before boarding their flight.

In 2016, after returning from Cameroon with an eighth WAFCON trophy, the players also staged a sit-in protest at their Abuja hotel to press home their claims for each player to be paid $16,500 after their triumph.

ekehopp2:
Yep, at the U17 WorldCup. Good with penalties.
Randy has her in his team, so he's confident about her.

All Tochi's game I've seen, na pure basket.

Maybe you just started watching Tochi and also watching the wrong one…!

Because if you know this lady from U20 till date you won’t say this trash, she has been one of Nigeria best goalkeepers from the youth level till date.!

So say another thing!

Kibbs:
Most importantly, Caicedo isn’t Ajakaiye or any of our U-20’s mate

Well Said….. Thank You 🙏

ekehopp2:
I wouldn't even take Tochi. She's retirement bound and we should be looking at the future. I'd take Nnadozie and Jiwuaku.

Joke of the year… So you think going with Jiwuaku is Better than Tochi?

In the team right now Tochi is the only one that have gone to the Olympics and the best possible substitute for Nnadozie, her experience is needed and since she lost her no.1 spot sha has been the best backup till date since we haven’t discovered anyone else..

Mk Jiwuaku go grab one spot for the U20 first, we all know she’s talented but if she’s to make the team it will be among the 4 reserve spot..

yinkeys:
They’re joking
We need only 2 goalies
Chiamaka & Tochi
Interfering with coach’s work is bad
If he gets bad results they’d blame him
Our group appears to be more difficult than the one we had at the World Cup

A goalkeeper must be among your 4 reserves..

yinkeys:
I would like to see Ajakaiye make that list
As the only young exciting unpredictable Falcon
She’d gain experience from it

I’m the expense of who??

Monday Gift, Rinsola Babajide, Ifeoma Onumonu are all in limbo right now you’re calling Ajakaye that should be planning for her U20 World Cup..

yinkeys:
It’s only 18 players I hear
Gift Monday & Onumonu may not make it.

Yes NFF insists on only 18 players saying they don’t have the finance to cater for the reserves 4.. At the end they went ahead to uproot 4 Alternative names including Franny which Randy doesn’t want, he have his own 4 Alternative players he wants to take along to the Olympics.

NFF also picked 1 goalkeeper from the Local league here which isn’t in Randy’s plan..

The Bottom line is allow Randy picks his 18players and alternative 4 instead of trying to sabotage his work with their own list… I trust Randy to Stand his Ground💯

isan:
Disappointed in ordega trying to force her way back into falcons...madam ruth is clearly doing ordega bidding.. i trust waldrum to stand his ground .....is MacLean also trying to force her way in through the back door ?

Lol 😂

Macleans no be like that ooo, she wait for her time and definitely gets a deserved call up.

isan:
Give her media handles

You wan go fight her??😂😂😂

Have you seen news about her b4??

This Woman Ruth David, The head of women football unit in Nigeria has done many..

lovewins:
How is Ruth David able to wield so much power of not that we have a dysfunctional system. Who is she and what is her role that she is able to force player into the national team? Ridiculous!!!

Mrs Ruth David aka (Madam Football) is very powerful oooo

She’s a football administrator who has worked as Team Secretary (Administrator) for Flamingos, Falconets, Super Falcons, NFF Chief Sports Officer, Head of Women's Football Unit and presently NFF Director of Competitions…..

lovewins:
Looking forward to your confirmation, but hoping that it's false is kinda funny cause this is a open secret. Players have influenced their way into the national team from time immemorial so this wouldn't be new.

Like you said, coaches should be allowed the liberty to chose their teams. A legend in Alex Morgan was left off USWNT and heaven didn't fall. Our players should respect themselves

The news on ground is true from the response I got …

Fransisca Ordega is the one being forced on Randy Waldrum by the Almighty Ruth David…., Chinonyerem Maclean’s look like one of the 4 Alternatives..!

The thing never clear sha..!
Not certain about Demehin and Plumptre right now because of their injury/fitness level...

yinkeys:
Ordega lost her pace
We saw her at the World Cup last year
We have quicker/better wingers now
Even Gift Monday May not make that shortlist

Ordega wasn’t inform during the World Cup and it showed in her game, but right now she’s inform and still very much quicker than some of them we have around now…

I’m not here to defend her ooo
But clearing the fact on what you wrote..
The thing is even the likes of Iffy Onumonu, Nicole Payne and Monday Gift might end up among the Reserves but Forcing a player on the Coach just because you’re a top official in the NFF is very wrong..

Let’s allow Randy do his job, Apart from not picking the Home based players, Randy have been fair with his selections…

Anyway I hope the news on ground right now is false cause I haven’t gotten any response from the Person I’m trying to confirm from…

Super Falcon Goalkeeper Promises To Rain Naira On Rivers Angel If...


Super Falcon Goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi, has promised to splash naira on her former team Rivers Angel of Port-Harcourt players if they win the 2024 President FA Cup on Saturday.

The Eastern Flames FC in the Saudi Arabia women League goalkeeper's revealed this to Gongnews.net after she trained with the team at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena venue of the cup tie.

According to her, "I told them that if they win I will gift them something tangible, and I also came to train with them so that I can encourage them to go out and win for the state and I know what you get if you win trophy for Rivers State. So I just want to motivate them to do well she enthused.


Tochukwu Oluehi, won the League and the FA Cup with Rivers Angel in her time with the team, She won the FA cup with the team in 2017 and 2018 and League in 2019, before she moved abroad to boost her career.

Her thirst for international experience, Oluehi also enjoyed successful spells in Belarus, Norway, Spain, and Israel. And she is currently in Saudi Arabia League.

She has also graced the grandest stages of women’s football, participating in three FIFA World Cups and Summer Olympic Games.

Half time :

Blessing Okpe spot kick gives us a deserved lead

Naija Ratels 0 - 1 Rivers Angels

Deltamani:
We cannot always bank on Barbra Banda , other players can replace her - Mwape

While Barbra Banda is a vital player for the Copper Queens, Mwape emphasized the need for a well-rounded squad.

🗣"We can't solely rely on Barbra,"
🗣"What if she's injured?"
🗣"We have other talented players who can replace her."

This man should just sh*t up and work.
Without Banda Zambia team is just 75% already… remove Kundananji too it becomes 60%.. This two are their key and Star players. Without them against the big guns Zambia will suffer.

GeneralDae:
I watched their games at the last COSAFA. I think they are more coordinated than you give them credit in your post here. They may not win the AWCON but would definitely not be taken for granted. They definitely deserve to be ranked in Africa’s top ten if their FA could do slightly better.

Please remove the CAF top10 Ranking from this… Not possible… They have a long huddle to climb.

We cannot always bank on Barbra Banda , other players can replace her - Mwape

While Barbra Banda is a vital player for the Copper Queens, Mwape emphasized the need for a well-rounded squad.

🗣"We can't solely rely on Barbra,"
🗣"What if she's injured?"
🗣"We have other talented players who can replace her."