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Germans want to nick and win this match. They are down on energy. We are the only team going for it now. They just want to catch us on a counter or free kick. Typical Germans.

This set of Falconets have football brain. They seem to be aware of the dangers and are matching up. They only need to get their final passes together and we will score.

Yoruba is the official language to the team. Team doing very well to match Germany well. Germans will tire out.

So far so good, Nigeria containing Germany well.

Mind games aplenty by the Nigerian team. Kick off.

Official teams. Only one German player is shorter than 170cm. They will fancy their chances at corners and long balls.

Dressing room as coach puts final touches to the tactics. Girls out in 45 mins. Pix courtesy of Ruth David

Line up alert.. Team captain dropped. Coach opts for 4-4-1-1.

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NNADOZIE
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OGBONNA(C), 7 EFIH , 8 AJIBADE 10 SAHEED 11 AMOO 13 OLOGBOSERE 14 IMO 15 SUNDAY 17 C. OKEKE 20 BELLO

Watch out for Saheed and Amoo. Decent footballers.

BascoVanVeli:
I hope temperature helps us too but last time water breaks worked against us. Seemed like we were always in charge of the game when they called for break but the other team always comes out stronger. Almost like in boxing when you have a guy against the ropes and the bell rings. Our coaches have to take those periods seriously and ensure the girls are even more focused and motivated.

You just touched on a very key aspect. I feel the water breaks almost always works against us. Moreso, officiating in the women's game is cult like. Most of the European/American refs seem to be blatantly biased. I remember our last game at U20 women world cup. The ref issued EIGHT yellow cards to Nigeria. The Spanish girls were just diving anyhow and the ref was obliging with yellow cards. We got a red card for 2 dives. I do not think FIFA has moved forward in that aspect. The stereotype of Africa being the physical team is false, especially if you watch European teams of recent.

BascoVanVeli:
I will take a draw tbh but let's see how things go.

Same! The matches played so far has shown that European teams are superior. The only advantage we will have today is the weather. The heatwave in Europe now is on, and the time we play is 13.30, the peak of high temperature.
I think that advantage will be as massive as the Nigeria vs Iceland game in Russia. Based on that, I am having a feeling for us equalising towards the end of the match.

Ghana lost 3-1 due to 3 first half goals. This is what you get when you dont play friendlies. The girls will bounce back, as they looked good in the 2nd half.

Nigeria play tomorrow, and I expect a good game.

Formation is going to be a straight 4-5-1, or 4-4-1-1. The falconets should have enough to trouble the Germans tomorrow. I expect us to surprise the Germans with our football sense.

To further show that the NFF is not serious about the falconets..... Amaju Pinnick was in Asaba today watching athletics, while the falconets allowances are pending.
The same things this Pinnick did 2 years ago which resulted in Nigeria not going past group stage, he is repeating. It will take a miracle for Nigeria to qualify from the group if the NFF do not immediately do something drastic.

I dont expect the ladies to do much. They are not motivated by NFF. The only time they get anything from NFF is when 90% of it will be embezzled by NFF.
Amaju Pinnick is in Asaba with the athletics people, while his girls leave Triol for France tomorrow. The girls have not been paid allowance for winning 6 matches in the qualifiers. Camping allowance not being paid since they started camping. Only when the minister visited did the NFF pay 7 days allowance. The girls have been in camp for months!
It is a big shame. The girls had to beg for sanitary pads from team officials. It is even more shameful that the minister who went to rescue them was ridiculed because one of the players knelt down to count money (gift, not camp allowance).

sports minister in paris with morale booster. The NFF president is on less visible because it is not super eagles playing.

https://www.facebook.com/BarristerSolomonDalung/videos/2114623678812202/

Femi is a known PDP boy boy from way back. Fayose wont be able to bail him out this time.

# Position FIFA Popular Name Last Name First Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Club Height
1 Goalkeeper OKEKE Onyinyechukwu OKEKE Onyinyechukwu
Patience
O. OKEKE 17.08.1998 Edo Queens FC (NGA) 182
2 Midfielder SAIKI Mary SAIKI Mary Atinuke SAIKI 08.04.2000 Rivers Angels FC (NGA) 155
3 Defender OGBONNA Glory OGBONNA Glory Akumbu OGBONNA 25.12.1998 Ibom Angels FC (NGA) 166
4 Midfielder UCHEIBE Christy UCHEIBE Christy Onyenaturuchi UCHEIBE 25.12.2000 Capital City Dove FC (NGA) 170
5 Defender MONDAY Gift MONDAY Gift Nyakno MONDAY 09.12.2001 FC Robo (NGA) 168
6 Defender FAMUDITI Oluwakemi FAMUDITI Oluwakemi Abiodun FAMUDITI 16.12.1998 Kogi Confluence FC (NGA) 168
7 Midfielder EFIH Peace EFIH Peace Ewomazino EFIH 05.08.2000 Edo Queens FC (NGA) 160
8 Forward AJIBADE Rasheedat AJIBADE Rasheedat Busayo AJIBADE 08.12.1999 FC Robo (NGA) 160
9 Defender DURU Joy DURU Joy Ndidi DURU 23.12.1999 Nasarawa Amazons FC (NGA) 170
10 Midfielder SAHEED Adebisi SAHEED Adebisi Ameerat SAHEED 18.07.2000 FC Robo (NGA) 161
11 Forward AMOO Bashirat AMOO Bashirat AMOO 06.06.2002 Confluence Queens FC (NGA) 160
12 Midfielder IGBOAMALU Grace IGBOAMALU Grace Chinyere IGBOAMALU 29.12.2001 Nasarawa Amazons FC (NGA) 158
13 Defender OLOGBOSERE Mary OLOGBOSERE Mary Nunumwen OLOGBOSERE 18.05.1999 Ibom Angels FC (NGA) 163
14 Forward IMO Anam IMO Anam Mary IMO 30.11.2000 Nasarawa Amazons FC (NGA) 159
15 Defender SUNDAY Opeyemi SUNDAY Opeyemi Anu SUNDAY 12.07.1999 Sunshine Queens FC (NGA) 159
16 Goalkeeper NNADOZIE Chiamaka NNADOZIE Chiamaka Cynthia NNADOZIE 08.12.2000 Rivers Angels FC (NGA) 175
17 Forward OKEKE Chidinma OKEKE Chidinma Nkeruka C. OKEKE 11.08.2000 FC Robo (NGA) 182
18 Defender EZEKIEL Blessing EZEKIEL Blessing EZEKIEL 18.02.1999 Rivers Angels FC (NGA) 166
19 Midfielder ODUEKE Taibat ODUEKE Taibat Kikelomo ODUEKE 07.03.1999 Edo Queens FC (NGA) 166
20 Forward BELLO Aishat BELLO Aishat Chunene BELLO 25.12.2000 Nasarawa Amazons FC (NGA) 169
21 Goalkeeper AKAREKOR Rita AKAREKOR Rita AKAREKOR 13.02.2001 Sunshine Queens FC (NGA) 172
Coach: MUSA Christopher (NGA)

Final 21 players officially going to France. The players will wear the same jersey as the Super eagles wore in Russia.

As the team departed Nigeria. They seem to be in high spirit.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N04NZHlH6o

Falconets are in camp in Austria. Won their first friendly against an Autrian team 3-0. Here's highlight of one of their friendlies in Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eek2c-OqAgM

Is that not inside great Ife?

AIG07:
when is this tournament kicking off?

about 2 weeks from now. I think August 1 or 5

Surely, PDP will win Ikere Ekiti, as there is strong tribal following for Eleka. Apart from Ikere, and Ado (marginal for PDP), I dont see PDP winning any other LG.

This is a damning indictment on GEJ. He absolutely rigged 2014 for Fayose, and did it brainlessly. 16-0 against an incumbent?

Breaking news. First LGA officially declared. Ilejemeje. APC won by about 230 votes.
1-0 to Fayemi.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/276124-ekitidecides2018-live-updates-apc-pdp-33-others-battle-for-ekiti-governorship.html

henrolevra:
Results so far

The poorly rigged 2014 elections.

Ekiti elections are going to be easy to win or lose. The votes are not much. In fact, the winner will probably have about 300,000 votes. That is a workable number. The strongest hold of PDP or APC can be identified, and effectively suppressed. The other places, votes could be bought. With federal might swinging towards APC, I expect them to suppress PDP strongholds and massively amplify APC strongholds.

If truly APC is able to buy Ekiti people, then the blame should be on Fayose for putting his people up for sale. All those 200 naira bread empowerment, stomach infrastructure, free kerosene, free petrol, etc just put a price on Ekiti voters. If I have 100 million USD, I will be a governor in Ekiti with a landslide victory.

Btw, why is Eleka so quiet? Is the guy alive? does he really want to be governor?

2014 was really really poor. In fact, APC has not done 0.001% of what PDP did with Fayose. Fayose was not the governor, but he was controlling the police, soldier, etc.
It is no surprising that Fayose is apprehensive of what could befall him. He really has bitten more than he can chew. All these people pitying Fayose were the same shouting 16-0.

Fayose, chief propagandist for the enemies of Nigeria. We only need to look at the antecedence of both Fayose and Buhari. The Buhari I know will not do what the Fayose I know is accusing him of.

Fayose forgot 4 years ago. The whole Nigeria watched as he used federal might to muzzle opposition, so much he went on to claim a 16-0 victory.

This should be a lesson for all politicians in Nigeria. The precedence you set will catch up with you and your children. Fayose should better apply for Libya visa on Monday. I heard a new officer in EFCC from Konduga has been stationed on Fayose's case. They say that officer once punched a cow to death.

Jokes apart... Fayose really has to go. He rides on impunity too much. I hope the people of Ekiti get it right on Saturday. Not paying salary but promising touts 50k per night is really rubbing it in.

https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=5/news=ajibade-setting-her-wheels-in-motion.html

​Rasheedat Ajibade is captain of the Nigeria U-20 women's team
She will appear in her fourth FIFA competition at France 2018
Capped at senior level, she could also feature at France 2019
Rasheedat Ajibade seems destined for a career at the very top. Still only 18, the FC Robo player is creating a buzz on the Nigerian football scene, having earned her first senior call-up in February after starring for her country's U-17 and U-20 sides. Named as Nigeria's young female player of the year shortly after her recent promotion, Ajibade continues to break new ground at a remarkable pace.

Fortunately, the youngster feels right at home when moving quickly. Ajibade is no stranger to 'getting her skates on', having earned success in rollerblading before switching sports. "That was my number one hobby," she explains. "I put a lot of time into it and performed at a very good level. I was even champion of the state of Lagos. Then football entered my life."

Ajibade was ten years old when she took off her skates and decided to focus on her ball skills. "I found the game fun and a way of bringing people together," she says. "I missed the whole 'team spirit' aspect when I was rollerblading." Joining FC Robo in search of that shared experience, she soon caught the eye of Emmanuel Osahon Orobosa, who convinced her to dedicate her talents to football.

Player Profile

Born: 8 December 1999 in Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria
Height: 5'5
Position: Attacking midfielder/forward
Club: FC Robo
Idols: Marta and Cristiano Ronaldo​
He was soon proved right. Ajibade made a stunning impact, as she honed her abilities, breaking into Nigeria's U-17 team before stepping up to the U-20s – and contesting three FIFA Women's World Cup finals across those age categories. She also finished top scorer in the African qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016, and promptly repeated the feat on the road to France 2018 by finding the net in all six games.

"We play a very attacking style of football, which suits me perfectly," she says, explaining away her qualifying record with admirable modesty. Ajibade's eye for goal seems to know no bounds, however, and after making her senior debut in February, she marked her second cap with a hat-trick against Senegal. "I really didn't expect to be called up by the Super Falcons," she recalls. "It was a wonderful surprise, and obviously, it was an experience I really enjoyed."

Her focus now is on shining once again for the U-20s. The 2018 edition of the U-20 Women's World Cup is looming on the horizon, and Ajibade is hungry to impress on the global stage. "Every time I take part in this event is another dream come true for me," she says. "I can't wait to test myself against the best and to show the world what I can do. There's no better opportunity."

Judging by her progress so far, the No10 can expect an even better chance next year – at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™. "I hope so. If it happens, that would be another dream come true, but one that's even bigger, more beautiful and more extraordinary."