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45' Second half back up and running! Nigeria WNT 1-2 Asec Mimosas

Updates: HT' Nigeria WNT 1-2 Asec Mimosas U16 #Friendly #Abidjan

Our starting XI Vs Asec Mimosas Tochukwu Oluehi (G) Osinachi Ohale Ngozi Ebere Ugochi Emenayo Onome Ebi Amarachi Okoronkwo Asisat Oshoala Halimat Ayinde Desire Oparanozie Chinwendu Ihezuo Chinaza Uchendu Head Coach: Thomas Dennerby

Our starting XI Vs Asec Mimosas Tochukwu Oluehi (G) Osinachi Ohale Ngozi Ebere Ugochi Emenayo Onome Ebi Amarachi Okoronkwo Asisat Oshoala Halimat Ayinde Desire Oparanozie Chinwendu Ihezuo Chinaza Uchendu Head Coach: Thomas Dennerby

Our starting XI Vs Asec Mimosas Tochukwu Oluehi (G) Osinachi Ohale Ngozi Ebere Ugochi Emenayo Onome Ebi Amarachi Okoronkwo Asisat Oshoala Halimat Ayinde Desire Oparanozie Chinwendu Ihezuo Chinaza Uchendu Head Coach: Thomas Dennerby

Our starting XI Vs Asec Mimosas Tochukwu Oluehi (G) Osinachi Ohale Ngozi Ebere Ugochi Emenayo Onome Ebi Amarachi Okoronkwo Asisat Oshoala Halimat Ayinde Desire Oparanozie Chinwendu Ihezuo Chinaza Uchendu Head Coach: Thomas Dennerby

AFRICA WOMEN CUP OF NATIONS
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Ahead of the showdown with South Africa next week, Thomas Dennerby's ladies will tackle the boys in a friendly in Abidjan
Nigeria senior women's team will play ASEC Mimosas U16 boys in a local friendly at the Sol Beni Stadium in Abidjan on Friday.
The warm-up match will be coming four days after Thomas Dennerby's ladies landed in the Ivorian capital for their eight-day final camping for the Africa Women's Cup of Nations in Ghana.
Prior to their trip, the Super Falcons had lost 3-2 in the first friendly match against Dominion Hotspur at the Atlantic Hall pitch, Epe during their two-week long camping in Lagos.

Having trained for three days in Abidjan, Dennerby believes the game will help the coaching crew assess his overseas-based players, who missed the team's first warm-up game a week ago.
"I think it is always good to play friendly because some other players came to camp lately," Dennerby told Goal.
"Hopefully, the one or two games and some good training sessions in Abidjan will help us in preparing very well." Super Falcons to face Asec Mimosas U16 in friendly in Abidjan.

Duru1:
You have written like a typical African. Whether it is AWCON or World Cup, I start in time to build a team. Again, if I am the coach of the Falcon, it will be reserved to me to replace either Onome Ebi or Osinachi Ohale or both for Chidinma Okeke and another young defender such as Opayemi Sunday. If players are not known for their prime time or old age according to you, "Age is not a measure of pace for defenders", one wonders why players retire from the game.

The Chidinma Okeke you are talking about is not even a defender.. she is naturally a striker but was reverted to play as a center back by the U20 coach Kurugu.
There are better options at the Center Back position..
Opeyemi Sunday is a right back and she is not up to the Class of Ugo Njoku yet.... she is just 19yrs and can grow Asap.

Halimatu Ayinde is the most powerful and tireless player in that Midfield... she doesn't get tired easily, she is full of energy..

BascoVanVeli:
If we are taking the coach seriously about his type of players thenChikwelu should not be a CMF. We need a runner for that position someone who will mark non stop and free up Okobi. I think Ajibade could also do that job she is technical enough with enough gas to burn

Halimatu Ayinde is the Best for that position... in order to free up Okobi so that she can operate,
By the way the coaches will always go with
Amarachi Okoronkwo at Defensive Midfield, Rita Chikwelu at Central Midfield with Okobi doing the main Supply in the Midfield.... Ayinde will have to come in when Okobi get tired..

Duru1:
Yes regular starting brings its wear and tear. Africans seem to learn or invent a method. Africans readily tow-cow silly precedence. I have always loved Faith Ikidi but also have seen looked her age on the field especially when faced with young and skillful attackers. Ebi and Ohale once looked like electric pole in recent world match in USA. Africans tend to open themselves to ridicules only to blame others on idiotic "racism". I repeat, the back four of Ebi, Ikidi, Ohale and Ebere is too old.

Onome Ebi 35yrs
Faith Ikidi 31yrs
Ngozi Ebere 27yrs
Osinachi Ohale 26yrs
You are insisting on that they are too Old, don't forget they play competitive Football in their various Leagues and still face younger Attackers there. Am very much okay with them since they still play what the coaches want..
By the way there are other defenders in the Squad that are younger who can still replace them if the need arises..
Josephine Chukwunonye 26yrs
Sarah Nnodim 22yrs
Glory Ogbonna 19yrs.

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.

All the defenders Listed are regular starters in their Club side.....
Faith Ikidi plays 90minutes for her Swedish club and she is their key defender.
Osinachi Ohale is the strongest their, she is tough, fast and the most difficult to get past.
Ebi is not very much Athletic again but she uses her Experience well in playing her position and she is still strong and good in the Air., She is a good marker.
Ebere is currently our Best Left Back, filled with overlapping run and can deliver some diffence splitting crosses... She can also score directly from the Corner kick and Free kick spot..
she does her diffensive duties well...

BREAKING - CAF Reinstate E/Guinea Back to AWCON 2018 After Appeal.

On November 7, 2018, the Appeal Board of Confédération Africaine de Football held a meeting in order to decide on the appeal of the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol of the decision of the Disciplinary Council of September 8, 2018.



Regarding the eligibility protest against player Annette Jacky Messomo durong the match no. 30 Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya played in the frame of the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations 2018, the Appeal Board decided as follows :



1. The appeal lodged by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol is admissible;



2. The decision no 001-CAI-08.09.2018 is overruled;



3. The player Annette Jacky Messomo is eligible to play for the National Team of Equatorial Guinea;



4. The National Team of Equatorial Guinea is reintegrated in the Total African Women's Cup of Nations 2018.

isan:
my starting 11 against south africa

Faith Ikidi will always play from the Right back position... Ngozi Ebere is a natural Left Back Osinachi Ohale will pair with Onome Ebi at the center Back position.
Amarachi Okoronkwo is our Defensive midfielder.. Halimatu Ayinde to come in for Okobi when she is tired... Tochukwu Oluehi will start ahead of Nnadozie....

Swedish-Based Stars Dominate Nigeria AWCON 21-Woman Roster; Oshoala, Oparanozie, Country's Top Teenager Ajibade Make Cut
Published: November 07, 2018
Nigeria have announced their 21-woman roster for this month's 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.
An analysis of the roster revealed that 3 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 4 midfielders and 7 strikers have been picked by Head Coach Thomas Dennerby.
The squad contains 13 players plying their trade overseas with a majority of them, six in total, based in Sweden, Dennerby's home country.
The headline name on the list is former Arsenal and Liverpool frontwoman Asisat Oshoala who is currently on the books of Dalian Quanjian in China.
Striking pair Desire Oparanozie and Francisca Ordega have also made the cut along with the country's top teenage sensation Rasheedat Ajibade
Nigeria will battle South Africa, Zambia and Kenya in Group B of the AWCON and begin their campaign against Bayana Bayana on November 18.
Super Falcons 21-Player Roster
Goalkeepers (3) : Tochukwu Oluehi (Rivers Angels); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Confluence Queens); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels)
Defenders (7) : Glory Ogbonna (Ibom Angels); 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 (4) : Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Ngozi Okobi (Eskiltuna UTD, Sweden); Rita Chikwelu (Krstianstand DFF, Sweden); Halimat Ayinde (Asarum AIF, Sweden)
Forwards (7) : 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).

Anam IMO shouldn't have made this list ahead of Ebere Orji, Charity Adule and Alice Ogebe... the influence of our Assistant Coach made it possible so no one should think IMO is inform or better than those strikers dropped...

olapluto:
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.

Truth be told Osarenoma Igbinovia have dropped alot, she is no longer the Midfielder she used to be... she have a lot of work to do to bring her back to the Level she belong...
Even at Club side she have been reverted back to 4 instead of the 10 she has been playing over 2 seasons now...
Let her enjoy her Honeymoon instead and prepare for Next year World Cup if invade pregnancy nor enter....

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)

jieta:
Why would cameroon participate in the COSAFA cup? i though there are in central africa.

They participated as Guest Nation...

NIGERIA: PROFILE OF MIDFIELDER AMARACHI OKORONKWO
Current club: Nasarawa Amazons
Age: 25 (12 December 1992)
Amarachi is one of the most improved players on the local scene, where she stars for Nasarawa Amazons with whom she won the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League.
The experienced midfielder has already won the AWCON title once with the Super Falcons in 2010 and was impressive at this year’s WAFU sub-regional Women’s Championship held in Abidjan where the Super Falcons finished third.
She scored the winner in the 1-0 defeat of Gambia in Bakau in the qualifiers and was described by Coach Thomas Dennerby as ‘one of our outstanding players’ to watch out for in Ghana.

NFF Vice President hails Falcons Epe camp
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Overseas –based pros storm Super Falcons’ camp ← Previous Story The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) First Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has said that the federation is happy to secure a conducive camp site in Epe for Super Falcons to prepare for the 11th Africa Women's Cup of Nations in Ghana.
Speaking on Saturday at a lunch party organised for the team by the management of Atlantic Hall School, owners of the Falcons' training ground in Epe, he commended the school for the kind gesture shown to the reigning African Champions
Akinwunmi who represented the NFF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick at the occasion however said that the Super Falcons will soon be world champions and called for support for the team.
In his own speech the Lagos State Sports Commission Chairman, Dr. Kweku Tandoh thanked the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for graciously agreeing that his government hosts the Super Falcons at request of the NFF President.
He promised that Lagos state will continue to support a good course any time it is called upon.
Responding, Falcons Technical Adviser, Thomas Dennerby expressed the gratitude of the entire players, coaches and backroom staff for the great honour done to them by Atlantic Hall School.
Stand-in captain, Rita Chikwelu also thanked their host and promised that Super Falcons will go to AWCON in Ghana to do Nigeria and Nigerians proud.

isaiah9:
Great job guys. I just want to ask, if a national team like super falcons invite players to play, who pay for their (the players) tickets? The invited players or the Nff?

The NFF takes care of all their flight tickets bills

isaiah9:
Great job guys. I just want to ask, if a national team like super falcons invite players to play, who pay for their (the players) tickets? The invited players or the Nff?

The NFF takes care of all the tickets bills

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Dennerby To Falcons Players: Report To Camp On Or Before Nov. 4 Or..

Falcons coach gives foreign-based players November 4 deadline

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Super Falcons’ head coach, Thomas Dennerby has warned that any of the foreign-based players who failed to report on or before the November 4 deadline will be dropped as preparations intensifies for the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations.

However, the deadline hammer will not fall on the duo of Asisat Oshoala and Onome Ebi who have been excused by the Falcons’ coach due to club engagements in China.

Both players are expected to hit the team’s Jubilee Chalets and Resorts in Epe on November 6 as the Chinese Female League ends on Sunday.

“I know there are a lot of teams going into the competition to stop us and female football in Africa is developing fast but notwithstanding, we need to win to be among the three best teams to enable us to qualify for the world. We really need to go for the World Cup in France and as a coach I know I am under pressure to deliver but I have been in the business for long and I know what exactly I need to do and I am not scared for now,” he said.

In a chat with NationSport, the coach said all the foreign- based players will undergo medicals on arrival, as only fit players will make the team.

Nigeria has been drawn in Group B along with South Africa, Kenya and Zambia..

We also had an exciting seven-a-side brief encounters, with a sit-out set during our training session this morning. Wonderful time, it was! Thanks for supporting us! We love you all! God bless Nigeria!

Snapshots from our training today at the Atlantic Hall pitch this morning in Epe, Lagos.

After our loss to Dominion Hotspur yesterday, we quickly picked up the pieces and got back to business as our stand-in captain Rita Chikwelu led the team through a training session this morning at the Atlantic Hall Secondary School pitch, Epe.

After our loss to Dominion Hotspur yesterday, we quickly picked up the pieces and got back to business as our stand-in captain Rita Chikwelu led the team through a training session this morning at the Atlantic Hall Secondary School pitch, Epe.

Our sincere appreciation to the NFF for arranging the friendly, and also plenty kudos to our opponents, Dominion Hotspur for providing us such a tough challenge.

Snapshots from our friendly against Dominion Hotspur. Though lost 3-2, we learned a lot of lessons and gained more mental toughness for #totalawcon18 .

FT' Super Falcons 2-3 Dominion Hotspur

Goal! 85' Super Falcons 2-3 Dominion Hotspur - Chioma Wogu pulls one back