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Keep wondering why Zambia are pushed all over the place by Caf because of Banda. Anyhow, seeing Banda was not allowed to play in 2018 either, the technical bench knew there was a high chance she won't play in 2022 too; so they seem to have been doing their own mind games of late...

... should be interesting to see what they have in mind with that particular squad, as without Banda, you'd have expected the inclusion of the Racheal Kundananjis or the Mary Mwakapilas (who were allowed to play in 2018 and gave Cameroon a run for their money in the Tokyo qualifiers). But here we are. Lo and beholding.

If Coach Randy Waldrum is to play 2 CB… there’s a Problem for him picking between Osinachi Ohale, Onome Ebi and Ashleigh Plumptre.. Akudo Ogbonna is an understudy to them for sure…

Randy will hardly bench Onome Ebi as she’s the Captain and the most experienced player in the team and the WAFCON as a whole, She’s also very much fit right now…

Osinachi Ohale brings more to the defence, Strength, Speed, tight marking and excellent aerial presence..

Ashleigh the youngest between them is tactically sound and reads the game very well.. She offers a lot going forward in terms of aerial ball and her technical way of defending…!

Coach Randy Might settle for 3CBs or move Ashleigh to the Left Back position… as I would gladly play Ashleigh, T Payne or N Payne ahead of Ogbonna at left back…

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AkinDS:
So why on earth is she on the list, at the expense of someone fitter?
The girl has been on a decline and has not been active for quite sometime.
This makes no sense whatsoever...unless she is an 'alternate' to the list of 23, in which case, she has zero chance of making the final 23, since the tournament has pretty much started.

Let's just forget about this Okeke this and that...
We already have a great team to work with. Even if Okeke is very much available, there's no way she's going to play ahead of Michelle Alozie at right back.

Chidinma Okeke was no.25, but can't play due to injury...

daveP:
If na this one, our defenders no go escape o. Normally they do some tackles or fouls that refs don't see. But this var will work against the likes of Cameroon and CIV. Mehn they are very rough with the tackles and silly fouls.

Going to the AWCON we have got the best Defense line, teams like Cameroon, Zambia, Senegal and Burkina Faso should be the one's u're supposed to mentioned first...

GeneralDae:
If FIFA had no problem with her playing the Olympics, then why should CAF?

No one gets how she plays Olympics and can't play the CAF... Intriguing

Join me and my Colleagues tomorrow 7pm on TWITTER SPACE as we talk about the LA Decima...! Superfalcons quest for 10th WAFCON title.....

The Zambian Fans are Crying out...



FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA SHOULDN'T BE BLAMED.

People shouldn't heap blame on the football Association of Zambia pertaining to what's on the ground with one of the Copper Queens Key players skipper Barbara Banda. CAF has just been a let down and an embarrassment to the continent. Since the return of Barbra from Olympics she couldn't participate in any normal national outings and this is very unfortunate.

Clearly with speculations from people but I understand the patience that the FAZ have bestowed but with sports medical ethics some medical issues are confidential the FAZ for public consumption without the total consent disclosure from the parties involved.

So it's like we have been targeted by CAF on some medical grounds as compared to other players who ply their trade out of Africa and yet this is the valid reason why African Football stumbles to develop because we ain't united as Africa when it comes to such.

Otherwise regardless of the situation let's not blame the coaches or the Football Association of Zambia but the useless CAF that have thrived to show us their blunt ivory (teeth).

High levels of testosterone?
I'm still not convinced. I believe there's something they are not telling the public again some of the fans are claiming she’s hermaphrodite.

mostob:
That grandma
Person wey suppose don retire. Can she bark out orders during the match sef

Lauren Gregg (61yrs) is a retired soccer player who played as a midfielder UNC. She was the first-ever female assistant coach for any of the United States' national teams between 1987 and 2000, she was an interim head coach of the United States women's national soccer team in 1997 and 2000. As head coach of the women's soccer team at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 1995, Gregg was the first woman to lead a team to the NCAA Division I Final Four and to be named NSCAA Coach of the Year..

Lauren Gregg have worked with top coaches in the women's game including Tony DiCicco.
They were both assistant in the USWNT. She has handled the biggest Women National Team in the World as an interim head coach in two separate years.. (1997 and 2000)
She's very proactive. I heard her speak during one of their training at the Summer Series last year. She was very Loud and fluent.. Maybe one of these days while watching the Falcons play you would hear her Speak..

The Senegalese Women National Team Players.

Super Falcons were billed to face Moroccan second tier side, AFDC (Al-Fida Association for Development and Cooperation) this evening but the match was called after the Casablanca based club failure to show up. Super Falcons switched to a 20 minute practice game instead.

Nigeria Woman Footballer Yetunde Adeboyejo has completed her transfer to French Club Yzuere Feminine FC.

The talented Striker joined from Isreali Club, Maccabi Kishronot Hadera WFC, where she won the league title recently.

Adeboyejo has played for all cadre of the Nigeria Women National team, the Flamingos, Falconets and the Falcons, including representing the country at the FIFA World Cup at the U-17 and U-20 level.


A prolific Goalscorer who has played for some notable clubs in the NWFL Premiership, Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels, before her sojourn to Europe.


Football Féminin Yzeure Allier Auvergne, formerly named FCF Nord Allier Yzeure, is a French women's football club founded in 1999 based in Yzeure

If you watch the Banyana Banyana of South Africa game against the Netherland few months ago you would know very well that they only stand a slight chance against the Superfalcons right now...

Their Left Back position is another weakness they have, Coach Desiree Ellis will have to move Ramalepe who can play on either side of the fullback from the right back to left to save their Ass, if not whosoever that would be playing there will definitely have it tough against our forward...If you watch the Banyana Banyana of South Africa game against the Netherland few months ago you would know very well that they only stand a slight chance against the Superfalcons right now...

Their Left Back position is another weakness they have, Coach Desiree Ellis will have to move Ramalepe who can play on either side of the fullback from the right back to left to save their Ass, if not whosoever that would be playing there will definitely have it tough against our forward...

This was the line up that played against the Banyana Banyana during the Aisha Buhari Cup last year...

Chiamaka Nnadozie

Michelle Alozie
Akudo Ogbonna
Onome Ebi
Glory Ogbonna

Rita Chikwelu
Regina Otu
Joy Bokiri

Uchenna Kanu
Desire Oparanozie
Asisat Oshoala


Oparanozie and Bokiri ain't in this team for the tournament...

Defense will have a big time change as Osinachi Ohale and Ashleigh Plumptre will be coming in...

Midfield will also have a massive Change as Rasheedat Ajibade, Christy Ucheibe, Tony Payne, Halimatu Ayinde and inform Ngozi Okobi is there... Regina Otu may likely come from the bench as Chikwelu will definitely seat out...

Upfront we have got Ifeoma Onumonu, Franny Ordega to spice things up...

Left for me this Falcons team should beat SA at least 2nil as the players coming in are bringing in a lot of pace, power and stability...

If I were Coach Randy Waldrum Christy Ucheibe will start ahead of Otu and Chikwelu at defensive midfield as she's more combative and work tirelessly... Even at her young age she comes in with a lot of experience playing topflight football... This is a player who have grown from U17,U20 and now the Superfalcons... Let's keep our head high..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXJUIhMfi4

A fit and inform Fransisca Ordega will save us a lot of stress upfront.. Franny has never had a bad WAFCON tournament from 2010 till date... I'm still banking on that.

And if she doesn't turn up Uchenna Kanu will have to double up as they're the main flank players.. We have got Vivian Ikechukwu, Monday Gift too

Macleans Chinonyerem is surrounded by big name's like Asisat Oshoala, Ifeoma Onumonu at the Center of the attack so no much attention have been given to her considering she would be filling into the void left by Desire Oparanozie her fellow well built striker..

Modern Football is now played with fast paced that promotes physicality and intense pressing while also sustaining the foundation of structural play and tiki-taka.

I just want to see the falcons doing this, thanks to the those Players who are good with their ball handling coupled with their Speed....

I just hope Coach Randy seat out Rita Chikwelu from the starting 11 and give rooms to the Younger defensive midfielders especially Christy Ucheibe who alone can cover a lot of ground breaking down opposing play and winning possessions.. With Energetic Ayinde again in Midfield who's also a great passer and a good ball winner, whosever that takes up the Attacking Midfield position between Ngozi Okobi, Rasheedat Ajibade and Tony Payne will definitely have more rooms to operate..

Regina Otu should be Randy no.1 substitute in Midfield for either Ucheibe or Ayinde if she doesn't start ahead of any of them when the need arises...

For those that didn't have the chance to watch the Friendly game between the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco and Cote's D' Ivoire. Here's a better highlight that can give you an hint about what they can offer...





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F7R3AnnDHw

3 stadiums will host the various group stages game at the 2022 WAFCON in Morocco


The Stade Moulay Hassan (Stade Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan) is a stadium located in Rabat, Morocco. It will host the Superfalcons group stage games

Capacity; 12,000.

Few more pictures before the falcons left for Morocco

AkinDS:
I wouldn't be that generous, to be honest.
Very far from impressed with her play.

Glory Ogbonna errors have cost the falcons a lot.... Is it against the US, South Africa, Ghana or even Portugal??

I would rather have any of the Payne Sisters or Ashleigh Plumptre at left Back..

AkinDS:
What expectations were the trainers talking about? Has Glory Ogbonna lived up to those expectations?
I feel they are just making excuses, as something fishy is going on.

I still can't get over this, I believe there's more to this.. I'm still trying to get the facts on why Glory Ogbonna looks before than Patri because going with the football qualities Ogbonna doesn't come close, again Patri has a lot of qualities that set her ahead of her, is it the speed, Physical Strength, Skills or experience??

isan:
As far as ogbonna doesn't start we will be fine the payne sisters can play left back

If Randy doesn’t bench Onome Ebi in a 4 Women defence, Ashleigh Plumptre will likely play from the Left Back to accommodate Ohale and Ebi at Center Back with Alozie in Right Back…

I really want to see Nicole Payne having more game time…! Her pace is blastering going forward..

GeneralDae:
Hi Schemerkhiz, was gonna ask you, speaking of the wing back positions, was Patricia George still injured when the call up was made? Why does the coach overlook her? Ogbonna is a serious weak link there in my opinion.

Yeah yeah yeah, Glory Ogbonna is my major concern in the defence, to me she is still very much average in every aspect of her game… Anyway Randy knows best!

GeneralDae:
Hi Schemerkhiz, was gonna ask you, speaking of the wing back positions, was Patricia George still injured when the call up was made? Why does the coach overlook her? Ogbonna is a serious weak link there in my opinion.

Patricia George was not injured when the list came out, She missed some number of invitations too. Again she hasn’t lived up to expectations according to insiders from the Superfalcon training Camp…

olapluto:
Amanda Mbadi. Very natural replacement.

Talking about Rita Chikwelu, She’s the only Midfielder in the Superfalcons that can literally play everywhere in the Field except as a Goalkeeper!.. Forward, Midfield and as a Defender..

Remember back in her early days with the Superfalcons, She was an attacking Midfielder before moving to the Central Midfield position then as a Defensive Midfielder.

From 2011 till date her major role for the Superfalcons was the DM…

Christy Ucheibe and Regina Otu are natural DM/Box-to-Box.. The Amanda Mbadi you mentioned is still far behind Ucheibe and Otu in the pecking order… Any day Rita Chikwelu chooses to retire there’s no problem because we already have two aggressive defensive midfielder battling for one spot and Amanda Mbadi who i would pick as their back up for now… then again Abiodun who is coming from the U20…

We really need a Central Midfielder cause Halimatu Ayinde can’t do the job alone, she need a stiff competition…

Ngozi Okobi now has a tough battle facing Ajibade and Payne for one Spot.. This is a Competition i so much love, As it stands Ajibade wouldn’t want to seat on the bench, Okobi would want to reclaim her starting spot and as for Payne Coach Randy would always want to fix her somewhere.!

lovewins:
If Asisat is going to start (and I believe she will), I'll prefer a 4-3-3 formation. It may be difficult switching her to a supporting role offensively especially since she's functions a little differently as the top striker in Barcelona. A third person with them should balance this out.

Asisat Oshoala is the team Star and Ultimate Striker, She's definitely starting alongside Ifeoma Onumonu and Ordega or Kanu...

At top 9 Onumonu and Oshoala will be rotating it as game progress...

olapluto:
I thought Solgado is injured and not going to Morocco.
I like this Nigerian team very much for the nice blend of youth and experience.
Will you go with 442 or 352 considering that SA will target our full backs or try to draw Onome or Ohale out? I'll like to have Ayinde start as the holding DM.

I will prefer they continue with 4-3-3 or the 3-5-2 Considering the Caliber of Center Backs we have, playing Onome in-between Ohale and Plumptre..

Again There's no need playing Ayinde as DM when you already have the Combative duo of Ucheibe and Otu, either of them can do the job very well... Ayinde will have to remain in Central Midfield position where she can easily operate as a double pivotal Midfielder playing Box-to-Box allowing whosoever that is playing the AM have more freedom to do her job..
With the 3-5-2, Tony Payne and Alozie will also benefit well as Wing Backs...
Upfront should have Oshoala and Onumonu with the rest coming in as Substitutes...But this might reduce our attacking threat upfront...