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AkinDS:
Their WNT have very few FB players. Contrast that with their MNT, which has a higher percentage of FB players.

Non of the Africa teams have the quality of players we have, let's hope Coach Randy Waldrum gets things right with the Squad..

My major concern with Chidinma Okeke is her Fitness Level, hope she gets back to top form for the AWCON haven't played any game yet, she will definitely be match rusty. Her robustness is really needed too against some of this fast and Physical Africa opponents..

South Africa Provisional Squad List for the AWCON 2022

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[Bukuru 36', Niyonkuru 38' 90'+2]

Tanzanian-based Sandrine Niyonkuru and Joelle Bukuru on target as Burundi down Djibouti in opener. Not too shabby from Djibouti who pick one of their tamest CecafaW defeats despite being reduced to 10 before the break.

Hosts Uganda vs Rwanda in the late kickoff: 4pm EAT; live on FUFA TV (YouTube). #CecafaW2022

Schemerkhiz:
France enter Women's Euro 2022 third in the FIFA rankings and will expect to progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time.

Pitted against Italy, Belgium and Iceland in Group D of this summer's tournament.
France squad for Euro 2022

Goalkeepers: Solene Durand (Dijon), Mylene Chavas (Bordeaux), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus).

Defenders: Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain), Perle Morroni (Lyon), Griedge Mbock Bathy (Lyon), Hawa Cissoko (West Ham).

Midfielders: Sandie Toletti (Levante), Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain), Ella Palis (Bordeaux), Charlotte Bilbaut (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton).

Forwards: Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain), Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain), Ouleymata Sarr (Paris FC), Sandy Baltimore (Paris Saint-Germain), Viviane Asseyi (Bayern Munich), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Clare Mateo (Paris FC).


Head coach — Corinne Diacre
Corinne Diacre became the first woman to coach a professional men’s football team in a competitive match in France with Clermont in 2014 and joined the national team in 2017.
Her reign has been marred with controversies, in which she has been questioned over her team selections and blamed by the players for her coaching style.
In her 2019 World Cup squad, notable absentees included Kheira Hamraoui and Marie-Antoinette Katoto, the latter being Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer that season with 22 goals.
After her departure from Clermont, her former players compared her coaching style to that of a 'dictator', while further criticism followed in October 2020 when she did not call up captain Amandine Henry for two Euro 2022 qualifiers.
Her five years at the helm of the national team have been plagued by disapproval and she certainly has an uphill battle on her hands to finally unite the squad and lead them to their first title.

Captain — Wendie Renard
Wendie Renard is one of the most decorated women in club football with 14 league titles and seven European cups at Lyon, where she has spent her entire career.
Despite being a centre-back, she has pace, is technically gifted and is an effective set-piece taker.
Renard has sensationally scored over 100 goals in her domestic career and has found the net 33 times in 131 caps for the national team.
Discussing Renard's influence on the game, former coach Farid Benstiti said: "Wendie Renard has truly been the most consistent player and defender of the last 15 years.
"Her desire to succeed is what made her what she is today. For me, she is the best defender, and maybe the best player in the world.
"It's only when she retires that people will realize that it will be very, very difficult to replace her."
The 31-year-old became the first woman to make 100 appearances in the Champions League this month and France will hope that her vast experience and winning mentality will help lead the 2019 World Cup quarter-finalists to glory.

Key player — Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Once a hotly-tipped teenager, 23-year-old PSG forward Katoto is certainly living up to expectations for both club and country.
After manager Diacre left her out of the 2019 World Cup squad, Katoto has since proved she can perform for the national team and has bagged 19 goals in her last 15 appearances.
Katoto has produced jaw-dropping numbers in her domestic career so far bringing up over a century of strikes in eight seasons in the French capital, since making her debut aged just 17.

One to watch — Sakina Karchaoui
Katoto’s club team-mate Sakina Karchaoui also lived up to the rising star label when she burst on to the scene with Montpellier, where she made her debut almost a decade ago aged 16.
The 26-year-old is known for her defensive prowess and crossing ability and offers an attacking threat down the flank, having previously played as a midfielder early on in her career.
Karchaoui’s rise saw her move to Lyon in 2020 before joining PSG at the start of this season.
The full-back has been a regular starter for the national team, having earned 47 caps and will be crucial in France’s build-up from the back.

Me patiently waiting for who Coach Corinne Diacre is going to pick at Left Back between PSG Sakina Karchaoui and Lyon Selma Bacha...

A tough one here, me I will definitely pick Bacha Sha cause she's more inform right now
Infact I will go with the 3 Lyon defenders and pick Torrent at Right Back..

The Midfield to me is my only worries, Geyero should lead there since Amandine Henry isn't there..

This France Squad is really complicated right now at Left Wing there's Cascarino and Diani.. abeg make I leave work give the Coach hahaha ��

29yrs old Barcelona Femenino Left Back Leila Ouahabi finally says goodbye to the Club after 13years..

Report has it that she's heading to England and Manchester City possible Club..

France enter Women's Euro 2022 third in the FIFA rankings and will expect to progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time.

Pitted against Italy, Belgium and Iceland in Group D of this summer's tournament.
France squad for Euro 2022

Goalkeepers: Solene Durand (Dijon), Mylene Chavas (Bordeaux), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus).

Defenders: Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain), Perle Morroni (Lyon), Griedge Mbock Bathy (Lyon), Hawa Cissoko (West Ham).

Midfielders: Sandie Toletti (Levante), Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain), Ella Palis (Bordeaux), Charlotte Bilbaut (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton).

Forwards: Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain), Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain), Ouleymata Sarr (Paris FC), Sandy Baltimore (Paris Saint-Germain), Viviane Asseyi (Bayern Munich), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Clare Mateo (Paris FC).


Head coach — Corinne Diacre
Corinne Diacre became the first woman to coach a professional men’s football team in a competitive match in France with Clermont in 2014 and joined the national team in 2017.
Her reign has been marred with controversies, in which she has been questioned over her team selections and blamed by the players for her coaching style.
In her 2019 World Cup squad, notable absentees included Kheira Hamraoui and Marie-Antoinette Katoto, the latter being Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer that season with 22 goals.
After her departure from Clermont, her former players compared her coaching style to that of a 'dictator', while further criticism followed in October 2020 when she did not call up captain Amandine Henry for two Euro 2022 qualifiers.
Her five years at the helm of the national team have been plagued by disapproval and she certainly has an uphill battle on her hands to finally unite the squad and lead them to their first title.

Captain — Wendie Renard
Wendie Renard is one of the most decorated women in club football with 14 league titles and seven European cups at Lyon, where she has spent her entire career.
Despite being a centre-back, she has pace, is technically gifted and is an effective set-piece taker.
Renard has sensationally scored over 100 goals in her domestic career and has found the net 33 times in 131 caps for the national team.
Discussing Renard's influence on the game, former coach Farid Benstiti said: "Wendie Renard has truly been the most consistent player and defender of the last 15 years.
"Her desire to succeed is what made her what she is today. For me, she is the best defender, and maybe the best player in the world.
"It's only when she retires that people will realize that it will be very, very difficult to replace her."
The 31-year-old became the first woman to make 100 appearances in the Champions League this month and France will hope that her vast experience and winning mentality will help lead the 2019 World Cup quarter-finalists to glory.

Key player — Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Once a hotly-tipped teenager, 23-year-old PSG forward Katoto is certainly living up to expectations for both club and country.
After manager Diacre left her out of the 2019 World Cup squad, Katoto has since proved she can perform for the national team and has bagged 19 goals in her last 15 appearances.
Katoto has produced jaw-dropping numbers in her domestic career so far bringing up over a century of strikes in eight seasons in the French capital, since making her debut aged just 17.

One to watch — Sakina Karchaoui
Katoto’s club team-mate Sakina Karchaoui also lived up to the rising star label when she burst on to the scene with Montpellier, where she made her debut almost a decade ago aged 16.
The 26-year-old is known for her defensive prowess and crossing ability and offers an attacking threat down the flank, having previously played as a midfielder early on in her career.
Karchaoui’s rise saw her move to Lyon in 2020 before joining PSG at the start of this season.
The full-back has been a regular starter for the national team, having earned 47 caps and will be crucial in France’s build-up from the back.

Guys If you need any of the Superfalcons Player Club game Videos you can request for it and i will share it here..

https://vk.com/video-197469803_456240435?list=e51f9930b204971808



CSKA Moscow last weekend game...

Fransisca Ordega and Aboundi Onguene were in action.. Both of them Scored in the Second half though.

AkinDS:
I'm sorry, but she was piss poor on the day.
Very low energy and just walking around the pitch for the most part.
Can't believe I wasted my time this evening watching the match.

I only posted the full game Clips for us to see how our players are performing o. I didn't even say anything sef, Superfalcon Midfielder in Action.
Maybe i would say it was a good game for her that day..
AkinDS you know most people here are always good at talking about players when they hardly watch a single match. They are good at judging from highlights they have seen or one game..

isan:
But there's no covid in 2015 and 2019 nah but if den take 23 u know say your darling maclean no go dey among

She's good enough to earn a spot, let's see how it goes, She isn't a lazy player, She's strong, very physical and quick and deadly Infront of goal ...

But the way Maclean's Chinonyerem is now your Problem ahbi?.. even if she's isn't among now, she will definitely be among in coming years, she's just 22yrs and still have more years ahead of her...

BascoVanVeli:
It's not by force to follow the European way. Plus, why take the opportunity away from those players. Even if they are not needed it will still be a great experience.

I only mentioned European as an Example, FIFA used 23 at the last two World Cup in Canada and France..

It would be a great experience for them but I still prefer 23... Not me to decide for CAF... Just my choice

Hope to see her play for the Nigerian Superfalcons in the Future... A Star Player who has similar traits as Brazilian legendary Marta Viera da Silva. I will prefer Barcelona Femenino for her... But she was born in Madrid and lives in Madrid so Maybe she will chose between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid

lovewins:
Just 4 of them won't. 28 players will make the team cause of COVID protocols

I just hope they reduce it to the normal 23players... The various National Teams for the Euro are going with 23 players only which I think is enough for the 3 weeks tournament..

GeneralDae:
Is Opeyemi Sunday not better than Okeke?

Right now yes, she's very fit haven played all season and the recent Super6 for Edo Queens.
She played both against South Africa during the Aisha Buhari Cup last year and both Legs of the AWCON qualifying game against Ghana.. she didn't do bad. I will definitely go with Okeke ahead of her but right now with Okeke haven't played any game this past season after recovering from injury it will be safe to say Opeyemi Sunday is very much inform than Okeke who's just training here in Lagos unlike Opeyemi who have been playing all season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3aIJcwv3Aw



Superfalcon Midfielder Amanda Mbadi in action for her Clubside Atasehir Belediyesispor, Turkey.

Morocco 2022: Waldrum makes changes to Nigeria women’s provisional squad

Nigeria women’s coach Randy Waldrum has made surprising changes to his initial Super Falcons’ preliminary squad for the upcoming TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, SavidNews can authoritatively report.

The 32-player group was initially announced two weeks ago by the Nigeria Football Federation for the upcoming training camp in Morocco, where the team will finalise it’s preparations for the WAFCON finals, holding from July 2-23.

While several usual suspects were listed, including Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie, Waldrum shocking left out in-form duo of striker Gift Monday and midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene from the provisional squad.

Meanwhile, SavidNews understand the American has finally bowed to pressure by extending late invitation to Bayelsa Queens striker Monday following heavy criticisms that trailed her exclusion after her goalscoring feat at the NWFL Super Six in Benin City.

Monday bagged a brace in 2-1 win over Nasarawa Amazons to help Bayelsa Queens to a fifth title triumph, claiming the Woman of the Match award, the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament and topscorer gong with nine goals in five outings, ending the season with 12 goals from 10 games.

Beside Monday, Waldrum also extended a invitation to defender Chidinma Okeke, who parted ways with Spanish top-flight side Madrid CFF couple of months ago.

The full back, who starred at France 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, has been long out due to injury and last played a competitive match on June 27, 2021.

The late inclusion of Monday and Okeke saw, the American tactician, dropping Edo Queens defender Opeyemi Sunday and Pitea of Sweden striker Anam Imo from the WAFCON roaster.

The development swells the number of local players on the foreign based dominated preliminary list to five.

The African champions were pitted in Group C alongside four-time finalists South Africa, plus first timers in Botswana and Burundi and they will hold a two-week intensive training camp in Morocco from June 18.
The West Africans will kick-off their 10th African title bid against Banyana Banyana in Rabat on 4th July before taking on the Mares on 7th July and then Burundians three days later in Morocco.

REVISED NIGERIA PROVISIONAL SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Tochukwu Oluehi (Maccabi Kishronot Hadera, Israel); Rita Akarekor (Nasarawa Amazons); Yewande Balogun (Coppermine United, USA)

Defenders: Chidinma Okeke (Unattached); Glory Ogbonna (Santa Teresa FC, Spain); Onome Ebi (En Avant Guingamp, France); Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain); Ugochi Emenayo (Konak Belediyespor Izmir, Turkey); Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester City, England); Nicole Payne (West Virginia University, USA); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Akudo Ogbonna (Edo Queens)

Midfielders: Peace Efih (Kiryat Gat, Israel); Amanda Uju Mbadi (Atasehir Belediyespor, Turkey); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Charity Adule (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Toni Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Regina Otu (Minsk FC, Belarus); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Suliat Abideen (Edo Queens)

Forwards: Gift Monday (Bayelsa Queens); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Desire Oparanozie (Wuhan Chegu Jianghan, China); Vivian Ikechukwu (WFC Gintra, Lithuania); Chinonyerem Macleans (GSK Gornik Leczna, Poland); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Meizhou Hakka Club, China); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico); Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain)

lovewins:
While I largely share is sentiments about the inclusion of Gift Monday in the list, this is a no no for me. The NFF should steer clear of the list, it should be the Randy's decision solely. If he is not convinced that Monday isn't ideal for his team at this time then so be it.

One of the reasons I didn't raise voice, Let the Coach take whosoever he thinks fit his team...

Excluding Gift from Falcons’ squad is scandalous, says Izilien


Countries go to war with their available soldiers and it is unfortunate that Nigeria has not learnt that lesson, former Super Falcons’ coach, Godwin Izilien, has told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Reviewing the list of players available to Nigeria for the Africa Women Cup Of Nations (AWCON) billed to hold in Morocco, Izilien said it was scandalous on the part of the coaches chose to exclude the reigning top scorer in the just-concluded Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Super Six Championship and the player of the season, Monday Gift, from the championship.

He said the FC Robo Queens striker, who was loaned to Bayelsa Queens in the outgoing season, deserves to be among the 32 players listed for the competition.

He wondered why the Falcons’ technical crew would ignore a top striker like Gift, whose outstanding performance at the Women’s league and NWFL Super Six Championship propelled Bayelsa Queens to the NWFL title.

He charged the Falcons’ coach to yield to the public outcry and invite Gift to fight for shirt in the national team, explaining: “One of the hallmarks of the Super Falcons is that they identify talents in the domestic league and invite them to the national team.

“The Falcons team have won laurels in the past with players discovered in Nigeria. So, I don’t understand why Gift, a skillful striker, who scored all her goals in the league and the NWFL Super Six Championship in an outstanding manner, should not be in the Super Falcons’ team preparing for the Women Championship in Morocco.

“At this moment, she is one of the best women players in the Nigerian league, yet, she was not invited to the national team. This is a clear reflection of sentiments in the Falcons’ technical crew and the NFF.

“This is scandalous. NFF should order the Falcons technical crew to invite Gift to the Super Falcons squad.”

Ordega, Onguene on target as CSKA Moscow bounce back from consecutive defeats
30th May 2022

African duo of Francesca Ordega (Nigeria) and Gabrielle Onguene (Cameroon) both scored for the Russian Supreme Division Women side, CSKA Moscow as their team recorded a 0-4 win over Krasnodar on Saturday.
CSKA Moscow had suffered defeats to FK Yenisey (2-1) and Zenit (0-1) in games leading to Saturday’s win.
Ksenia Kovalenko in the 29th minute scored the only goal of the first half for CSKA Moscow.


Gabrielle Onguene (CSKA Moscow)
In the 47th minute, Super Falcons of Nigeria forward, Francesca Ordega doubled CSKA Moscow’s lead.

Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon forward, Gabrielle Onguene in the 57th minute converted CSKA Moscow’s third goal while Nevena Damjanovic scored the fourth goal from the penalty spot.

Francesca Ordega has scored four goals for CSKA Moscow in the league this season while Gabrielle Onguene has converted two goals for the same team in the league this season.

CSKA Moscow occupies the second position on the league table with 25 points from 12 games, four points behind Zenit.

The team will next play Ryazan on June 4, 2022.

Macleans Chinonyerem didn't even start the last game yesterday, she was on the bench. Maybe she would have scored if she had started.

Congratulations to her for the Silver medal, Golden Boot in the bag. I will advise she moves to a tougher league if the deal comes..

BascoVanVeli:
Ifeoma Onumonu scored for her club

On the live chat, they were also talking about her pairing with Asisat Oshoala, one of the fan was like she would switch from Kenya to Nigeria.

The NWSL to me is the most followed League World-wide both fans from Serbia, England,
Brazil and Spain were there commenting on the Players and the various signing they want too..

I had to combine watching and reading comments.

BascoVanVeli:
Ifeoma Onumonu scored for her club

I thought the ball didn't go in sef while watching, even her team mates thought the same with the way they celebrated.

The Commentator was like her team mates didn't see that coming cause the angle was so tight..

Deltamani:
During Diacre's post-game interview upon losing to the USA in the QF at the 2019 WC, she stated flippantly that she never saw the USA go into a 5-back defensive block, and that inferred that the French NT is as good as the USA.... The reason that they lost was not the quality of the French players, it was Diacre's sticking to her game plan which Ellis had nullified by her multiple formations: 4-3-3, 4-1-4-1, 5-4-1.... Since then, Diacre over the last 3 years insulted Renard, Le Sommer and of course Henry.

Not sure why the FFF president sees in her value. Unfortunately, even if the French are eliminated in the WEUROS, a coaching change will mostly likely not occur since the WC is next year.

The Coach keep having having issues with the french senior players, the Federation didn't speak up when she left out Marie Katoto for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, it was really funny picking Guavin ahead of Katoto. Its a good thing Sha that the FA are respecting her decisions it was one of the biggest ommission at the last World. The same coach is currently having issues with their experience and first choice Goalkeeper, Sarah Bouhadi, Bouhadi has insisted on staying out of the National Team till the Coach leaves, same also happened between her and Lesommer, also head she had a slight issue with Renard too concerning Captain hand band..

Amandine Henry is an all round great Midfielder, no Matter who the Coach decides to replace her with she can't give what Henry gives, but a lot of courage for the Coach taking such bold steps..

I know too well that most of the players will Speak up one ot two once she leaves the position as Head Coach

Superfalcon Midfielder Osarenoma Igbinovia, the mother of one is Literally one of those Players that can play any of the Midfield position very well...

I hope to see her back on the pitch very soon. At 26yrs age is very much on her side..

Superfalcon Defender Josephine Chukwunonye..

It's a tie in Poland McLeans Chinonyerem and Kopinska scored 20goals..

Kopinska scored 4 today both finished with 20

ceejayMAX:
When Is the next camp

June 18...

All Players are expected to arrive Morocco June17 and training commence immediately by June18....

Most of the Leagues in Europe ends in June 5th while the Swedish OBOS Damallsvenskan, Norwegian Women League and NWSL will certainly be on Break latest June 19 but NWSL nor da go on break 95% of the international window.

No news concerning Friendly games yet

mostob:
huh? I wanna ask about her but I forgot. I thought she had a serious injury sometimes ago.

Long ago and she has recovered, but as it stands it seems her contract with Madrid CFF have come to an end..

Chidinma Okeke have been in Nigeria for Sometime now...

Roosa Ariyo.... Let's see what next season have for us..

The rain won't stop the training....
Big 9