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Our group just got tougher. We MUST beat South Africa now. I think bringing back Equatorial Guinea in is really going to affect South Africa. Our group is going to be tough!!

Duru1:
Back four are too old and represent a recipe for disaster. If I am the coach, Chidinma Okeke, Emenayo, Ogbonna or Nnodim should be in the mix of my back four at a time.

Generally, defenders get better with age.

isan:
my starting 11 against south africa

I will start Amarachi Okonkwo ahead of Halimatu Ayinde, just to be cautious. Also change positions of Ohale with Ebere. The team picks itself. Strong team, strong bench.

isan:
this is Zambia women national team striker is he/she Zambia bobrisky ? i heard Zimbabwe already reported Zambia to caf in the qualifier

Until medically proven otherwise, I think she deserves the right to dignity. She apparently scored a 2nd half hattrick against Ghana in a friendly few days ago.

Nigerians Nigerians. Keep putting down your own army because Cameroonian army will help us in the days of need. These men sacrifice their lives, some leave families for years without seeing them. What do they get in return, childish, irresponsible, demoralizing comparisons.

I support Nigerian Army 100% any day, any time. They may not be the best, but they're trying their best. It is we Nigerians that make things harder for them.

BascoVanVeli:
Both Sunday's also

I think I was expecting that. The pattern is quite clear from this team. The boss wants agility, which is what will expose lesser teams with poor fitness.

Schemerkhiz:
THE 23 FALCONS FOR ABIDJAN

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

Defenders: Glory Ogbonna (Ibom Angels); Ugochi Emenayo (Nasarawa Amazons); Sarah Nnodim (Nasarawa Amazons); 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: Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Ngozi Okobi (Eskiltuna UTD, Sweden); Rita Chikwelu (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden); Halimat Ayinde (Asarum AIF, Sweden); Ogonna Chukwudi (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden)

Forwards: Anam Imo (Nasarawa Amazons); Rasheedat Ajibade (FC Robo Queens); Asisat Oshoala (Dalian Quanjian, China); Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Desire Oparanozie (En Avant Guingamp, France); Chinaza Uchendu (SC Braga, Portugal); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Biik Kazygurt, Kazakhstan)

Osas Igbinovia and Chioma Wogu are big name misses. The others are expected. I'm praying we play Algeria or even Mali before the AWCON starts.

BascoVanVeli:
I wish we could get Dangote or somebody to bankroll a Cup for the Super Falcons. Invite top teams like USA, Japan, Brazil and Germany.

I think this coach will get us invites in competitions like She-believes cup, Cyprus cup, etc. NFF is quite useless in dropping money when its time for female football, but are quick to claim glory.

Full house now. 13 foreign based players and 15 home based players. 5 players to be dropped.
My final 23 is:
Goalies: Tochukwu Oluehi (Rivers Angels); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Confluence Queens); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels).

Defenders: Glory Ogbonna (Ibom Angels); Ugochi Emenayo (Nasarawa Amazons); Sarah Nnodim (Nasarawa Amazons); 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: Osarenoma Igbinovia (Bayelsa Queens); Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Ngozi Okobi (Eskiltuna UTD, Sweden); Rita Chikwelu (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden); Halimat Ayinde (Asarum AIF, Sweden); Ogonna Chukwudi (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden)

Strikers: Chioma Wogu (Rivers Angels); Rasheedat Ajibade (FC Robo Queens); Asisat Oshoala (Dalian Quanjian, China); Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Desire Oparanozie (En Avant Guingamp, France); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Biik Kazygurt, Kazakhstan)

Danielnino00:
The Zambians are quite good.. but I don't see them finishing second.
not when there's south Africa....

If we win our 3 matches, then zambia vs RSA is key. If they draw and Zambia beat Kenya by a bigger margin, then its possible.

Danielnino00:
**Opponent watch**"


Our AWCON group B opponent Zambia beat Ghana 3-2 in a friendly in Zambia ..


Modified...

Zambia also beat Cameroon recently in the COsafa cup ... They seem good...

Dennerby and his girls must be wary of every team they face at the awcon... Women football in Africa is gradualism getting better..

I have a feeling this Awcon would b the toughest ever for us..

I expected Zambia to do well. I predicted that they will be 2nd in the group behind Nigeria. They're quite tough, but for now, Nigeria is well above the other teams.

Rita Chikwelu is a very very disciplined professional. I will give her a national award if she captains the team to another AWCON cup.
Schemerkhiz do you know when the Yankee based girls and Chinese ones will go to Epe.
Just on the face, the girls are looking quite fit. Early days, but the coach has no complaints.

lakesidepapa:
Why are they not on the same training track?

I think fitness levels will be different. Those coming from Europe will obviously be fitter. For example, Chikwelu has played over 20 top games this season. Our local based players are going to need a bit more work to reach that fitness level.
Hopefully the friendly game today will show the fitness level of the ladies. They're playing an amateur men team.
From next week, it should be about 27 players left in camp (maximum), and training will be more intense. Their camp facility is actually really good.

Schemerkhiz:
Yes he did but according to the chat with some of the Bayelsa Queens players..... We went to play League game in our club side ooo something happen and side we should not come back, we the Bayelsa team players
We beg the man, hmmmmm for where na so we see am oooo
We when back there because our things are still there, we went to met them and he said, we just arrived the camp we went back to play a league game and they where told if we come back on Sunday we will be travelling again on Tuesday to play another game, l told them no, no game midweek and they all said they have already conclude that we shouldn't not return that no time again for us to train well for him to see, that they want to focus on those on grand, my dear we beg beg beg that we are not travelly again for game, they said noooooo

I think it is against team spirit to leave camp for league games. Its better to play your game finish and then come to camp. I agree with the coach on this. If its me, I'll do the same, especially as there is big competition for place in the final 23.

Faith Ikidi joins camp, as well as 8 other foreign based pros. Basically, almost all Swedish based girls are in. Remain the Chinese babes and Yankee ones with some other Europe based players. Picture source: NFF twitter page.

So where did 'APC' lie? A nairalander used a picture of Buhari in Jigawa, and this ebinna jumped on it.
It is more likely that Wendell Simlin (Reno Omokri) was the person who put the initial NL story here. He is fooling himself if he thinks such fickle criticism will stick on APC. C'mon man! criticize well with facts.

Daejoyoung:
I still hope l don't get to miss Alaba Jonathan and Ugo Njoku, both were crucial in the last tournament for the falcons.

100% both players are not going to Ghana.

The referees in Sweden unanimously voted Faith Ikidi Micheal as the best player this year. They said:
"During the season, Faith Ikidi has shown a positive leadership on the plan as well as showing respect to officials and opponents, regardless of the results! Through her winning skull, fighting spirit and skill in the back line, she has greatly contributed to the team's successful season"

Nigerian brand of democracy is self destructive. We like to abuse our institutions but also expect the institutions to perform. The Nigerian army is being provoked, attacked, and ridiculed by people. Yet, they expect same army to somehow be world class.
I watched the video of the other day and I was afraid for our institutions. When people could be so bold to initiate lynching of army personnel unprovoked, all in the name of making a point. Heck, some were even encouraging them to quickly lynch the army before reinforcement come. The army reacted as it should and viola! ebinpanu activists rose up.
Tear gas, rubber bullets, even water canons were some ridiculous suggestions from these brainless eejits. We kill the symbols of our democracy and then use the same democracy for cover. Look at Deji Adeyanju for example. He is freely dishing out fake news online, freely demonstrating and expressing himself without intimidation. The day he crosses the red line, he will fall back to invoke the democracy he's abusing.

Schemerkhiz:
I will always go for Oparanozie ahead of her, She faces tougher and Physical opposition than Uchechi in terms of League.
Ebere Orji is still among the invited strikers, she would be a valuable option upfront too... having scored 10goals this season for her Swedish club Mallbacken IF

I think Ebere Orji's club is not a top division club here in Sweden. She's going to need Dennerby's influence to get a better club. I hope the coach helps her.
Personally, I will choose Oparanozie 100 times before I choose Uchechi 5 times. I am just happy the quality of players invited. Courtney Dike with her bullish style is going to battle it out with Ihezuo.
Also very impressed by the awards Faith (Ikidi) Micheal is getting. Left to me, she will captain that team. I always like a defensive captain.

BascoVanVeli:
A whole Alaba Jonathan dropped like that, poof. Well let us see how this pans out. I guess this means Nnadozie is the undisputed number 1.

The coach is typical European. He's going for agility and speed. I can bet Nnadozie will be 1st choice. More likely uchechi Sunday will start as our 9 ahead of oparanozie. His final 23 will be speedy players.

Team now trimmed down to 34. 19 foreign, 15 home based.
Notable names dropped: Alaba Jonathan, Joy Jegede, Maureen Okpala, Mariam Ibrahim, Juliet Lorliam,Joy Duru, Ucheibe (injured) and Basirah Amoo.

The team is taking shape. It looks like the coach is focussing on SPEED! He dropped the somewhat lethargic players.
Osas Igbinovia is in camp already.

Alaba Jonathan dropped? 4 goalies left in camp.
Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has cut the number of home –based professionals in camp for the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals holding in Ghana. The team has been training at the impressive Jubilee Chalets & Resort Epe, Lagos.

The Swede, who graciously allowed the players to feature for their respective clubs in the Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) at the weekend recalled a handful of those he feels can give the invited overseas-based professional players good fight for places in the final squad as Nigeria aim to retain her continental title and claim the trophy for the ninth time in 11 championships.

Among those retained in camp for the second phase camping which will commence immediately are four goalkeepers- Toochukwu Oluehi, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Christy Ohiaeriaku and Onyinyechukwu Okeke.

Others are Anam Imo, Rasheedat Ajibade, Peace Efih, Glory Ogbonna, Chioma Wogu, Alice Ogebe, Amarachi Okoronkwo and Chidinma Okeke. Also retained are Ugochi Emenayo, Sarah Nnodim and Nneka Julius.

Nasarawa Amazons defender, Christy Ucheibe was sent home from the camp on account of copping a long –term kneel injury.

http://www.thenff.com/2018/10/awcon-2018-dennerby-trims-number-of-players-in-camp/

Sanwo Olu has to be the most officially non-elected governor in the history of Nigeria. From the day he was endorsed, he became the de facto Governor of Lagos state. More like awaiting confirmation, but these people forgot God.

Schemerkhiz:
Former U20 international Uchenna Kanu scores her 100 collegiate career goals in USA.

Not good for her professional development, but Im very happy for her. She should finish college and move to a top European club.

Schemerkhiz:
chiamaka is the best in form goalie in Nigeria at the moment..

If she's inform then she should be number 1. Though I'm still very comfortable with Alaba. Very calm and reassuring.

Schemerkhiz:
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Tochukwu Oluehi is the most experienced goalkeeper among them with over 40Caps for the Superfalcons, She was used during the AWCON qualifiers ...

But Nnadozie is benching Oluehi at club level now.

PDPGuy:
I think the GK trio would be Nnadozie, Jonathan, and Onyinyechi.

Who's going to be 1st choice?

Our star attacker is a league winner
Our star defender is a league winner.

Both players played more than 70% of their team's matches. The coaches dont have a problem. In fact, we are much better than 2 years ago in Cameroon.
Which 3 keepers will make the final team? I think Alaba, Nnadozie and Oluehi.

hahaha. Saraki is feeling the AC inside the chamber too much.

This picture is an irony. September player of the month, Evelyn was not in the coach's 45 lady team.

BascoVanVeli:
1-0 Rivers angels. Juliet Sunday with the goal.

Is it televised?