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We have barely 10 days left for the Friendly game against the French side..

SPAIN: Boho, Makore, Bokiri star against league leaders
By JWsports1 - March 21, 2018163

Jade Boho, Rutendo Makore and Joy Bokiri highlighted the weekend that was for the Africans in the Spainish topflight league, forcing draws against title favourites.

Equatorial Guinean Jade Boho got the weekend going with a brace for Madrid CFF in a 2–2 draw against holders Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Aurélie Kaci’s seventh-minute sublime finish opened the scoring for the hosts in the Madrid derby staged at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Two minutes later, Boho finished off budding Morocco-born midfielder Yasmin Mrabet’s long-range effort to restore parity.

Atletico took the lead again in the 17th minute courtesy of Marta Corredera’s strike.

But Boho gladly responded in kind, netting her ninth of the season in the 36th minute.

The mouthwatering derby pulled a viewership of 285,000, peaking to 474,000 by the end of the match—the biggest viewership in the league’s history.

It also drew a crowd of 22,202, the fifth highest in Spain over the weekend across both the men’s and women’s leagues (match highlights: video below).


Following Atletico’s dropping of points, Barcelona had the chance to go top when they faced Sporting Huelva on Sunday.

But the giant slayer Rutendo Makore would have none of it, netting the opener three minutes after the break in a one-all draw.

The goal was Makore’s third of the season after her brace against Atletico who now remain top on 56 points, a point ahead of Barcelona.

The match also saw budding Nigerian midfielder Joy Bokiri mark her second successive start for Sporting Huelva.

For their stunning performance against the league leaders, the African trio of Boho, Makore and Bokiri made the league’s matchday 23 team of the week.

Schemerkhiz:
SONIA DISCLOSED IN FALCONS

Congratulations, we say to Sonia Okobi, who has been taken to Nigeria's national team. Super Falcons, known as the damland team, faces France in an international Friendly match on April 6 in Le Mans. Sonia Okobi has previously played the U17 World Cup, U20 World Cup and Senior World Cup for Nigeria. She has also won the African Championship three times with Super Falcons. The new federation in Nigeria is Swedish Thomas Dennerby together with Jörgen Peterson.

This information is from her club (Eskilstuna United) Twitter page confirming her been invited for the international friendly game against France. The list of invited players have not been unveiled yet..

SONIA DISCLOSED IN FALCONS

Congratulations, we say to Sonia Okobi, who has been taken to Nigeria's national team. Super Falcons, known as the damland team, faces France in an international Friendly match on April 6 in Le Mans. Sonia Okobi has previously played the U17 World Cup, U20 World Cup and Senior World Cup for Nigeria. She has also won the African Championship three times with Super Falcons. The new federation in Nigeria is Swedish Thomas Dennerby together with Jörgen Peterson.

20 days to go!!!! Save the date! April 6
Superfalcons of Nigeria would be playing an international Friendly game against the Le Blues of France.
Oparanozie of Guingamp and Nigeria battling for the ball with Lyon and France Defender Renard

Desire Oparanozie wins WSU Goal of the Month – February 2018
March 16, 2018 in GOTM, News

WSU GOAL OF THE MONTH: DESIRE OPARANOZIE

We asked you to vote for your favourite WSU Goal of the Month for February 2018, and the big majority of you voted Desire Oparanozie as your winner.

Watch Desire Oparanozie’s spectacular long-range lob again now!

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Desire Oparanozie scored the stunning strike for EA Guingamp against Paris FC in the French Women’s Division 1 match.

This impressive lob in the 89th minute was Oparanozie’s second goal of the game, having scored EA Guingamp’s equaliser in the 27th minute.

From the centre circle, Desire Oparanozie sees the Paris FC goalkeeper off her line before unleashing the fantastic lob on target from distance!

Desire Oparanozie’s long-range strike beat Dominique Janssen, Georgia Stanway, Erika Vázquez, Dzsenifer Marozsan, Saray Garcia, Natasa Andonova and Claire Lavogez. Click here to watch all eight of February’s finalists again. Thank you for all your votes!

Final Results for February’s WSU Goal of the Month:

1. Desire Oparanozie (51%)
2. Dominique Janssen (17%)
3. Georgia Stanway (13%)
4. Erika Vázquez (9%)
5. Dzsenifer Marozsan (4%)
6. Saray Garcia (3%)
7. Natasa Andonova (2%)
8. Claire Lavogez (1%)

Thank you for voting

Nigeria vs France: Courtney Dike set for Falcons call up
Fisayo DairoFisayo Dairo March 15, 2018 Football,
USA-born former Falconets forward Courtney Ozioma Dike is set to earn her first invite to Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Falcons in three years as the team prepare to face France in an international friendly next month.

Courtney, a younger sibling of Nigerian international Bright was the toast of many at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada where she scored twice in Nigeria’s run to the final of the tournament where they lost in extra time to Germany.

She would go ahead to feature for the senior team at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup but has not been invited to the team since the end of the Canada tournament.

However, www.aclsports.com has scooped that Super Falcons’ new technical adviser Thomas Dennerby is looking at the direction of many of the foreign-born players and the names of Dike and Iniabasi Umotong have been pencilled down for invite for April’s fixture.

The Swede is also set to recall many among the Super Falcons stars who won the 2016 Women’s AFCON in Cameroon while also rewarding some of the youngsters who distinguished themselves at the recent West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup tournament in Abidjan, Coted’voire.

Nigeria face hosts France in a top of the pile friendly in Mans, France on April 6 as they prepare for the qualification series for 2018 Women’s AFCON.

SWEDISH CUP: Chikwelu, Ohale score as Okobi storms to semis
By JWsports1 - March 13, 2018
Ngozi Okobi remained the sole African standing in the Swedish Cup as Eskilstuna advanced to the semifinals over the weekend.

Okobi’s Eskilstuna were first to claim a semifinals slot following a 2–0 win over Temwa Chawinga’s Kvarnsveden on Saturday.

Cornelia Ellefors’ belter in the 32nd minute and Felicia Karlsson’s stunner in the 53rd sealed the win as Temwa failed to score for the first time in the 2018 Cup race.

Eskilstuna stormed to the semifinals as Group 3 winners on nine points, three ahead of the group’s runner-up Kvarnsveden.

Meanwhile, Okobi’s compatriot Rita Chikwelu almost fired Kristianstad past holders Rosengård, netting a brace in a narrow 3–2 defeat.

Chikwelu drew Kristianstad level twice but Sanne Troelsgaard slammed home the winner with 20 minutes on the clock.

The holders thus finish top of Group 2 on nine points, five ahead of second-placed Kristianstad who crash out of the title race.

Both Chikwelu and fellow Nigerian Ogonna Chukwudi featured the whole match for Kristianstad on Sunday.

The duo’s compatriot Osinachi Ohale was on target over the weekend as well, netting Vittsjö’s fourth in an 8–0 hammering of Qviding.

Vittsjö finish third in Group 2, tied on four points with Kristianstad, despite the emphatic win.

The two sides drew in the Swedish Cup opener, hammered Qviding but failed to get past Rosengård.

Faith Ikidi’s Piteå were also bundled out after drawing one-all with Djurgården in their last group match.

Ikidi, returning from an arm injury, started on the bench in the draw that sent Djurgården to the semi-finals.

Djurgården finish top of Group 4 on seven points, two ahead of runner-up Piteå.

Group 1 was a much feister affair as reigning Swedish Champions Linköping came from behind to force a 1–1 draw with Göteborg.

The draw meant the two sides finished tied on seven points and a plus-eight goal difference.

Therefore, ranking became the deciding factor, propelling Linköping to the semifinals.

The 2018 edition of the Svenska Cupen is the first where the group play was incorporated.

It featurd 16 teams: four from the second tier league (Elitettan), two from the third tier and the rest from the topflight league (Damallsvenskan).

Eskilstuna, Rosengård, Linköping and Djurgården finish top of their respective groups thus advance to the semi-finals.

The cup final will be decided on 13 May with the champion walking away with a cash prize of SEK 150,000 (approx. USD 18283.50).

Svenska Cupen semifinals

17 March: Eskilstuna United v Linköping

18 March: Rosengård v Djurgården

Steffi Jones sacked as Germany Women’s head coach
March 13, 2018 in News

Steffi Jones sacked as Germany Women’s head coach.

The German Football Association (DFB) has today announced it has relieved Germany Women’s head coach Steffi Jones of her duties with immediate effect.

The board reached the decision today following a telephone conference and advice from team co-ordinator Oliver Bierhoff and sporting director Joti Chatzialexiou.

Horst Hrubesch will take over on an interim basis for the upcoming games in April against the Czech Republic and Slovenia. He will be assisted by Ulrike Ballweg and Thomas Nörenberg. Horst Hrubesch was previously coach of the men’s U21 led the Olympic team to Silver at the Rio 2016 Games.

Steffi Jones most recently led her side at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup in which Germany finished in fourth place behind France, England and USA.

At the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 Championship, Germany were knocked out by Denmark in the quarter-final stage.

Daejoyoung:
ls Chioma Wogu not above 20 already? Seems so to me though. The reports from the WAFU cup seem to suggest that Anam lmo did better than her in that tournament tho.

Chioma Wogu is 19yrs of age and can play as on both wings. Her experience playing for the Superfalcon would be handy.

enomakos:
her indecisive is my concerns,hope she will improved before the world cup

Sure she will improve we already have two strikers at the Left Wing ( Monday Gift and Chinyere Igboamalu), two also at the center Forward Position (Anam Imo and charity Reuben).. While Rasheedat Ajibade is alone at the Right Wing..I hope coach Danjuma brings in other strikers for stiffer Competition for Shirt.

Chioma Wogu, Rafiat Sule, Cynthia Aku are other options

enomakos:
my concerns with the falconet is in the attack ,apart for ajibade we need another one or two players in the attacking position

Anam IMO is yet to impressed me

Anam Imo is a pacy forward, strong on the ball, a good dribbler, she is a good team player. She is learning and developing fast to becoming one of the best center Forward in the NWFL. Blessed with good shots and wonderful ball control.
Though she is sometimes indecisive in front of goal. She really needs to be a good finisher like Ajibade.

Watch out for
Monday Gift 16yrs old Fc Robo Left Footed striker
Monday - Imo - Ajibade
currently my favorite combination upfront for the Superfalconet.

Daejoyoung:
Do you know much about that Adebisi Saheed, is she instrumental in that midfield?

Amerat Adebisi Saheed who was at the last Edition of the U20 world Cup but only played against Japan but was substituted at the start of the 2nd half , is a modern day number 10 that a serious team should have in their ranks, she is a Freekicks specialist, she plays behind the strikers the way Sonia Ngozi Okobi plays for her Club side Delta Queens.
All the departments of the Superfalconet from Goalkeeping to Attack are balanced our only problem is their preparation
And the coach should also try and bring in 1 natural Center Back.

isan:
Don't u think the 15 years old girl will be too young and inexperienced

Age shouldn't count against Bashirat Amoo, she is a regular player at Confluence Queens, she is another Halimatu Ayinde, to me her work rate are top notch
Even when the Flamingoes (U17) were about to crash out of the World Cup qualifiers to Cameroon, she along side Monday Gift, Chinyere Igboamalu were brought to the U17 team to help them out.

She is currently the youngest among them all,and she spot the number 11 jersey,

I think Bashirat Amoo is currently playing the position of Joy Bokiri and her return will take her to the bench because joy Bokiri is stronger and experienced though the 15yrs Amoo can't be left out of the team because she played in all the qualifying games the Falconets played not even as a substitute but a regular starter.

I knew I would save Angels – Oluehi
Published March 10, 2018
Rivers Angels captain Tochukwu Oluehi says she was confident of saving her side during the ensuing penalty shootout at the maiden Nigeria Women ’ s Football League Champions Shield on Sunday.
Aiteo Cup champions Angels defeated league winners Nasarawa Amazons 4 - 3 on penalties after regulation time ended 1 - 1 at the Agege Stadium , Lagos , and it was goalkeeper Oluehi who emerged as the heroine after she saved two penalties to help the Port Harcourt side to a historic win .
Oluehi dived to her left to save Amazons’ third and fifth kicks to send her teammates into rapturous celebrations inside the Soccer Temple .
“ I ’ m excited and happy because it wasn ’ t an easy game . Nasarawa won the league but we worked very hard for this victory and I ’ m so excited , ” she said .
But the Falcons number one said she was prepared for the task when regulation ended in a stalemate .
Oluehi said , “ Penalties is a game of luck ; I try to work on penalties in training . So, I knew if my teammates could convert their kicks , I would save one or two and that ’ s what happened . I did it in Jos; through penalties I have saved my team severally.
“ This is just s stepping stone ahead of the new season . All the other clubs want to beat Rivers Angels , so we have to work hard and keep on winning. We want to win the league and the cup double next season , so we are not relaxing . ”

I think we should be avoiding the Japanese not the USA side,because we would beat them down. The Japanese side are more technical and aggressive.

Joy Bokiri should also join the Falconets team, because her presence in the Midfield would be a plus for us..
My 6 Midfielders for the tournament are
1. Christy Ucheibe 18yrs (Nasarawa Amazons)
2. Folashade Ijamilusi 17yrs (From Academy club)
3. Bashirat Amoo 15yrs (Confluence Queens)
4. Peace Efih 17yrs (Edo Queens)
5. Adebisi Saheed 18yrs (Delta Queens)
6. Joy Bokiri 19yrs Sporting de Huelva (Spain)

Tochukwu Oluehi is still the Best Goalie we currently have in the NWFL, her saves during penalties have helped Rivers Angels alot to lift so many trophies.
Oluehi is already on her back to the Superfalcons with the way things are going. It will always be a battle between her and Alaba Jonathan. But she will always get the node over Alaba..
She has over 40 caps with the Superfalcon even when Dede was First Choice, she still displaced her at Times.

1. TOCHUKWU OLUEHI
Date of Birth 02-05-1987
Age 30yrs
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Rivers Angels
When you here of the Name Tochukwu Oluehi, what comes to your mind is experience. The high flying former Medkila IL of Norway goalkeeper still have a lot to offer for years to come. She currently the best goalie Nigeria Superfalcon can lay hand on now.
Having been to several AWCON, 2 Women World CUP 2007, 2011. And also to the 2008 Olympics. If recalled to the Team she would definitely be the No1..
STRENGTH: Experience, Good in the air, sharp Reflexes, Calm, can organize her defence very well.
A penalty specialist and Command the respect of players.
WEAKNESSES: Fumble when not expected.

Charity Reuben is still with Ibom Angels.. Though she is facing a stiff competition with Nasarawa Amazons Central Forward Anam Imo for the position of the Superfalconet (U20) Top9...

Nigeria Superfalcon Goalkeeper Alaba Jonathan currently based in Israel with Netanya Women Football Club alongside Former Superfalconet star Yetunde Adeboyejo.

Congrats Superfalcons No5.. Onome Ebi on your move to China...
I think the 34yrs old Superfalcons Defender still have up to 2 more years to play for the Superfalcon if she is still at the top of her game before making way for the likes of ( Joy Jegede, Josephine Chukwunonye,) who I think would be her possible replacement.

Club, Henan Huishang FC

Bankable Super Falcons defender, Ebi Onome has been unveiled by Chinese football club, Henan Huishang Football Club after she agreed to a deal with the club.

The three time African Woman Championship (AWC) winner is making a grand return to football after working very hard to recover from an injury she sustained in December 2016 at the final game between Cameroun and Nigeria which they later won.

Brave Onome managed to play the final minutes of the game with a hand fractured fired by an exemplary spirit of patriotism that earned her the respect of all.

The injury side-lined the Centre Back for more than a year. She last laced her boots for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League.  

Expressing her delight, the talented footballer revealed that it has been a long journey. “Thanks be to God almighty for making this possible. I’m back in football again and to say I am super excited is to put what I am feeling mildly. I want to thank everyone who has been with me on my journey to recovery and has helped to make this possible. I want to single out my management team, Temple Management Company (TMC) for being a strong support system and making sure this transition was very smooth.”

She added, “I can’t wait to play football again for my club and country. I have survived one of the biggest challenges of my career and I am in a happy place to once again do what I love best.”

Also speaking, Koye Sowemimo, Head of Sport, Temple Management Company (TMC) said, “We are super delighted for Onome. As with every Athlete you can feel the pressure of not competiting again when opportunities don’t come quick enough. But thankfully, Onome’s mental strength and support of her team kept her in good spirit and has now been duly rewarded with a new chapter in her football career. We wish her all the very best .

Ebi Onome’s return to football is bound to boost the morale of the Nigerian Super Falcons team as she now makes herself available to represent them at the highest level.

 

More about Ebi Onome:

Ebi Onome is a talented footballer and Super Falcons of Nigeria player who has appeared a record four times at the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON). She played a major role to help Nigeria win their 10th AWCON title.

Her professional football career began when she played for Bayelsa Queens FC in the Nigerian Women’s Championship before moving to Piteå IF and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan.

She then played for Turkish sides Düvenciler Lisesispor and Ataşehir Belediyespor at the First League. She made her Champions League debut in August 2012 while playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor.

She returned to the Swedish Damallsvenskan in 2013 to play for Sunnanå SK before going to Belarus to play for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League. While there, she was a member of the team that won the Belarusian Premier League, the Belarusian Women’s Cup and the Belarusian Women’s Super-Cup twice.

Connect With Her On Social Media – Twitter– @EBIONOME, Instagram – @onosky5

NFF better have a rethink, because they are seriously letting our girls down... How can be Advertising a game for the girls when they know they won't partake...

Super Falcons pull out of Turkey Tourney
Nigeria senior women team, the Super Falcons, will no longer take part in the 2018 Alanya Women’s Cup scheduled to hold between February 26 to March 7 in Turkey.
After confirmation of their participation by the
Nigeria Football Federation the Super Falcons were subsequently zoned in Group B alongside France B, Kosovo, Kazakhstan for the 12-team tournament in Alanya.
However, the Thomas Dennerby-led ladies, have pulled out of the event due to logistic reasons, Goal writes.
“It is a very sad situation for us. We want the make the tournament but there were so many factors that conspired against our wishes to participate,” a source said.
“We made efforts to arrange entry visa to Turkey for the players – those abroad and others in Abidjan but were faced with a lot of challenges and it could not work out.”
It is understood that the Swedish handler of the team has contacted the initially invited Super Falcons players to tell them about the country’s withdrawal citing the said logistical problems.
Coach Dennerby, whose team B finished third in the 2018 Wafu Women’s Nations Cup, will now shift focus on making good preparations for the France friendly scheduled for April 6 in Le Mans.

Chinaza Uchendu is already making her way to becoming a player for the Future.
20years old Nigeria international who plays for Rivers Angels can play as a Center back, Midfielder, and also as a Striker.. I see the New Rita Chikwelu in her..she is skillful, Full of Energy, good with both feets..

Let hope and pray that we don't really get withdrawn from the Alanya cup 2018 tournament Turkey

We are #WAFUWomensCup bronze winners #SoarSuperFalcons #WAFUWomensCup

Nigeria's Chinaza Uchendu named Woman Player of the Match after her brace inspired the Super Falcons to a 2-1 win over Mali #SoarSuperFalcons

FT' Nigeria 2-1 Mali

Goal disallowed! Uchendu heads pass her marker in front on the Malian box to score but referee signaled for a foul in the 89th minute

73' Brilliant save! Chiamaka Nnadozie rises high to deny Mali's Diarra Fatoumata from getting her brace from a distance. Still 2-1 for Nigeria