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Some are saying the message was directed at Onome Ebi, but according to public records, Onoms is just 38 and not 40

carbonado:
I do like to ask, if there will a link to watch the game..

Will keep the group posted...

JohnBullMySon:
Oparanozie was captain for a long time Sha. Maybe she's just talking.

Do curses even work btw.

Me don't really know Sha with all this but with what I have posted above we might know who she's talking about...


Remember at the Summer Series in USA, When Ordega was Substituted against Portugal she handed the Captain hand band to Joy Bokiri to give to Rita Chikwelu who was the most senior in the field then but she refused to take it from her, Chikwelu told her to give it to Tochukwu Oluehi who took it...

The old days of Superfalcons was very Sweet Sha... 2006-2009 when Christie George was Captain of the Superfalcon, The likes of Perpetual Nkwocha, Stella Mbachu, Maureen Mmadu, Yinka Kudasi were in the team then, there was no sign of division or issues of Captain not playing well, before Precious Dede took over till 2012/13 i think...




Giving it to Ebi isn't a Bad idea though, going by age she's far ahead of most of them, going by number of Caps she's ahead of them all and will soon become the most Capped Nigeria Football Men or Women if she plays like 10-15more games which she will definitely play, going with experience she's far ahead, going by debut she's far far ahead since 2002 only Faith Ikidi made debut then who's currently not regular with the team...


She doesn't have much years to Spend with the team, At least this should be an honour to her who's on the verge of retirement... Not a bad choice at all... I just pray there's Unity in the team cause since that Desire Oparanozie Captains saga there have been division... The likes of Oparanozie, Ordega, Oshoala have their Own crew in the team only the likes of Faith Ikidi, Tochukwu Oluehi, Osinachi Ohale, Okobi and Ayinde that have seen that doesn't have any issues or follow up the division..


Going by the Criteria have listed above the Captainship should have maybe go this way but the Coaches should know best...

Onome Ebi
Faith Ikidi
Rita Chikwelu
Tochukwu Oluehi
Osinachi Ohale
Desire Oparanozie
Fransisca Ordega
Ngozi Okobi

JohnBullMySon:
Oparanozie was captain for a long time Sha. Maybe she's just talking.

Do curses even work btw.

2014-2015 Evelyn Nwabuoku was Captain.

2016-2017 Rita Chikwelu was Captain...

2018 Rita Chikwelu/Onome Ebi were Co-Captain sharing it one after the other (game by game)

2019 Desire Oparanozie

2020- till today 07/04/2022... Asisat Oshoala

2022. Onome Ebi

Good or Bad Decision??

@38yrs Onome Ebi is at the verge of retirement.... Will definitely play till 40 though cause she will be 39yrs soon

Asisat Oshoala stripped of Nigeria women's captaincy

Asisat Oshoala has been stripped of the Nigeria women's team captaincy, SportNewsAfrica can exclusively report.

The Barcelona star, who vice-captained the Super Falcons at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, was elevated to the captainship post on September 17, 2019, but 30 months later, the reigning and record-equaling four-time Africa Women's Player of the Year has now been unceremoniously relieved of her leadership role.

Back in 2019, former acting coach Chris Danjuma had handed Oshoala the armband, after stripping Desire Oparanozie, following her fallout with the Nigerian football authorities, having led a sit-in protest at the showpiece.

The change of captainship comes just few days before Nigeria's 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations build-up against Olympic champions Canada in two-legged ties on 8 and 11 April respectively in British Columbia.

Head coach Randy Waldrum had named a 25-player roster with the Barcelona star, not in the traveling squad due to injury, having only just seen out seven of her 10-month on the sidelines. The 28-year-old striker will now be missing the fourth successive game for Nigeria due to the thigh injury she suffered while on international duty in February.

Despite her anticipated absence, SportNewsAfrica learnt that Oshoala will no longer be part of the Super Falcons' leadership group following directives from the Nigeria Football Federation to the Waldrum's led technical crew.

While the American tactician had declined comments on the expected change to the team's leadership, sources in the Nigerian FA when contacted offered some reasons for the surprising change of captaincy.

"We have no issue whatsoever with Asisat [Oshoala] but thoughts of stripping her of the armbard came after Aisha Buhari Cup last September," said a high-ranking official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

"This is not for anything negative but for troubling concerns of seeing her struggle in national team colours. We and the coach [Waldrum] observed the captaincy is weighing her down and affecting her play. With or without it, we believe she is a true professional player and should not struggle to prove otherwise by delivering on the pitch."Although the Lagos-born star has been in breathtaking form for Barcelona, boasting of 19 goals in 16 games, she is yet to hit the net for Nigeria in last six outings since her treble against Equatorial Guinea in Turkey in February 2021.

As captain, she starred and inspired the Super Falcons to Turkish Women's Cup triumph but could not help the team to avoid missing a third consecutive Olympics and also lost the maiden Aisha Buhari Cup title to South Africa.

With Oshoala's stripping, SportNewsAfrica gathered Onome Ebi has been introduced as the team's new captain.

While Ebi, who holds an African record of most [five] appearances at the World Cup, begins her reign as the new captain against Canada in Vancouver, CSKA Moscow forward Ordega will remain the assistant captain.

The 38-year-old had worn the armband in the absence of injured Asisat Oshoala and late-arriving assistant Francisca Ordega and led her country to a 2-0 home win over Cote d'Ivoire in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The former Minsk defender, who had also co-captained alongside Rita Chikwelu when both inspired the country to glory at the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, will now lead the Super Falcons to a 12th campaign in Morocco, where she will make her seventh WAFCON outing, holding from July 2 to 23 this year.

Waldrum, who is the fourth different manager to handle the Super Falcons in the last four WAFCON outings, will be counting on Ebi's good leadership in his bid to match the continental feats of Edwin Okon, Florence Omagbemi and Thomas Dennerby by guiding the West African side to a fourth consecutive tournament success this summer..

The Super Falcons arrived Vancouver on Wednesday the 6th of April 2022 by 3.30pm , (11.30pm Nigerian time).

9 players are in Camp.
*Rasheedat Ajibade
* Ogbonna Akudo
* Rita Chikwelu
*Christy Ucheibe
*Onome Ebi
*Ashley Plumptre
* Michelle Alozie
*Toni Payne
*Nicole Payne.

Coach Randy Waldrum and other technical members are fully on ground in Vancouver.

Other players are being expected on Thursday.

We are camped at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center.

The double header Matches are for 8th and 11th of April against the Olympic Champion-The Canadian women's team.

#SoarSuperFalcons

FULL LIST: Plumptre, Onumonu & Okoronkwo on Nigeria squad for Canada clash
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Super Falcons face off with Canada
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Coach Randy Waldrum has named Leciester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, Gotham's Ifeoma Onumonu and Esther Okoronkwo for Nigeria's upcoming two-match series against Canada, SportNewsAfrica can exclusively report.

According to the 25-woman squad leaked to SportNewsAfrica , the American tactician, who is aiming to guide the Super Falcons to African glory in July, named the trio in his squad that will battle the Olympic champions this week.

Plumptre, who lasted the duration in her maiden international debut for Nigeria against Cote d'Ivoire in February's Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, had only made her return to the pitch from a slight injury against Arsenal.

For Onumonu, who scored all the goals in a 2-0 win over the Ivorians in Abuja on her first game on Nigerian soil, is also in shape as she struck late to rescue Gotham from North Carolina Courage defeat in a 1-1 draw in the NWSL.

On the part of Okoronkwo, she also showed her class, netting the matchwinner against the Ivorians in Abidjan, netted her fourth goal of the season for Saint-Étienne with a consolation in a 4-1 loss to Issy in the French topflight.

Also included in the list comprising of two goalkeepers, seven defenders, nine midfielders and five strikers are regular faces like CSKA Moscow's Francisca Ordega, Tigres UNAL's Uchenna Kanu, veteran defender Onome Ebi, Atletico Madrid's Rasheedat Ajibade and Toni Payne.

However, the biggest omissions from the 25-woman squad are Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala, Wuhan's Desire Oparanozie and American based goalkeeper Yewande Balogun and Sand's Patricia George.

Besides the above mentioned absentees, SportNewsAfrica authoritatively gathered that some of the invited players have already pulled out of the ties due to varying reasons, ranging from health reasons, logistics and visa hitches.

Regardless, the nine–time African champions will clash with reigning Olympic gold medalists in the cities of Vancouver and . Both matches take place Friday, 8 th April and Monday, 11 th April respectively in Canada but will kick off at 7.30pm Nigeria time (3.30am Vancouver time on 9 th April and 12 th April respectively).

The last time Nigeria and Canada battled each other was in the build up to the France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the Super Falcons fell 2-1 to the Canadians despite Oparanozie's effort off Kanu's assist in Pinatar, Spain.

And Friday's clash at the BC Place in Vancouver is another date for both teams after many years, following their epic 3-3 draw at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Sweden.

The fixtures between the world ranked no. 6 and 39 nations are billed to get the reigning African champions prepared for their 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations campaign which will be held from July 2 to 23 in Morocco.

NIGERIA SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie [Paris FC], Tochukwu Oluehi [Maccabi Kishronot Hadera]

Defenders: Ashliegh Plumptre [Leciester City], Onome Ebi [Unattached], Osinachi Ohale [Alaves], Nicole Payne [West Virginia Mountaineers], Michelle Alozie [Houston Dash], Akudo Ogbonna [Edo Queens], Glory Ogbonna [Santa Teresa CD]

Midfielders: Christy Ucheibe [SL Benfica], Peach Efih [Maccabi Kiryat Gat], Amanda Uju, Rasheedat Ajibade [Atletico Madrid], Toni Payne [Sevilla], Regina Otu [Minsk], Ngozi Sonia Okobi-Okeoghene [Eskilstuna United], Rita Chikwelu [Madrid SBB], Halimatu Ayinde [Eskilstuna United]

Strikers: Esther Okoronkwo [Saint Ettiene], Vivian Ikekwukwu [Gintra], Ifeoma Onumonu [Gotham FC], Uchenna Kanu [UNAL Tigers], Francisca Ordega [CSKA Moscow]

Christiane Sinclair is angry already because there won't be any Live broadcast on TV

carbonado:
.. No list yet...

There's


Well lots of the Nigerian players couldn’t get visas in time so it’s not a strong side. Ashleigh, Payne and Co doesn’t need visa for America or Canada as they flies on their various Country of Birth passport.

Members of the Super Falcons of Nigeria on transit in Frankfurt, Germany as they get set to square up with the Olympics Champion , the Canadian women's football team in a two header friendly match on the 8th and 11th of April 2022 in Vancouver

lovewins:
Thanks for the update

Any idea what the full list looks like?

A lot of changes have been made to the list, so let's wait until NFF makes it official..

EXCLUSIVE: Super Falcons hit Canada, set for two friendlies with Olympic Champions
April 5, 2022

Apparently to avoid any mistake which may prevent Nigeria from qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup slated for Australia and New Zealand, the Super Falcons contingent will arrive Vancouver Wednesday morning for the two-match international friendly matches against Olympic Champions, Canada.

The Nigerian delegation comprising of two players veteran defender, Onome Ebi and Akudo Ogbonna, only home-based in the squad; four assistant coaches and backroom staff as well as top management staff departed Abuja on Tuesday for Canada.

They will join the Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum; tactical coach Lorine and the bulk of foreign-based players who are already in Vancouver where they will train twice before the first match billed for 24 hours later.

Prompt News reports that Nigeria had last month agreed to play Canada in two-match friendlies tagged Canadians’ Celebratory Tour. The first game will take place on Friday, April 8 in Vancouver while the second match will be played next Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Starlight Stadium in Langford.

Recall, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which has used every FIFA Women’s International Match Calendar to give Super Falcons international matches also saw the Canada invitation as a big opportunity to pitch the Super Falcons against the best teams in the world to prepare the 9-time African Champions ahead of the the CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) which will hold in Morocco in July.

According to Canada Soccer Federation the two games are designed to celebrate the North American ladies’ triumph at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo last August.

The team ranked sixth in the world powered to their first-ever gold medal in the Summer Olympics football tournament by beating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.

Already, Canada’s Head Coach Beverly Priestman has expressed her delight at facing the most successful African women’s national team, Nigeria, saying “I was over the moon to get Nigeria over the line,” Priestman told the CBC.”

Nigeria squad

Coach Randy Waldrum named a squad of 25 players for Nigeria's two-legged ties with Canada in British Columbia on April 8 and 11.

Also learnt, Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala and Wuhan's new signing Desire Oparanozie will not be part of the trip to Canada.

Keeping tab with our young Collegiate Goalkeeper Medinat Lawal...

lovewins:
I figured that out really, Amaju's primary focus is the Super Eagles and nothing else, hence the downward trend of every other strata of our football team since he took over. However, aren't there persons in the NFF whose primary responsibility is the female football? Isn't that why Aisha Falode is there? It's just saddening.

Yeah yeah... Sometimes this Visa wahala do happens let's just expect positive results before evening and tomorrow morning

lovewins:
For a friendly they knew would take place, why wait the last minute to sort out traveling plans? These things aren't rocket science really. Just sad. Friendlies like this should be used to gel the team, now there's a chance some persons won't be available due to the NFF's incompetence.

Except for personal or professional reasons, players born in the US necessarily shouldn't have VISA issues. They can obviously use their US passport.

Do you have a list of persons you're certain won't be in Canada?

One of the major thing affecting the Superfalcon right now is that all attention where focused on the Super Eagles which they didn't give much time to prepare for the Superfalcons friendly game against Canada..

Hopefully before evening we would be able to come up with the list but right now NFF is trying everything possible to make things work out...

As we speak, some players are still dropping out

There's a lot of issues I understand especially visa for most players in Europe. Still being sorted and almost done with. Those from Nigeria should travel today...

lovewins:
To clarify

Rinsola didn't make the England Women's national team squad and won't be featuring in the qualifiers they have later this week. She was however invited to the England u-23 team playing the Netherlands later this week. So on paper she's still available to represent Nigeria though I think she should make up her mind already. She's 23 and should know what she wants now.

Can't really tell if she has really made up her mind Playing for Nigeria but as it stands at her age and the stage which her professional career is now she should be certain by now...

Still doing my underground work though
Let's see how it goes...

ceejayMAX:
alozie kor

Alozie, Yewande Balogun, Ifeoma Onumonu, Nicole Payne, Uchenna Kanu are sure bet normally but there's no confirmation from their Clubside yet...

Onome Ebi, Ashleigh Plumptre, Tony Payne and Rasheedat Ajibade top the list of call up player's

Rinsola Babajide Called up to the England Women Squad..

The List hasn't been made public yet but some of the Players have confirmed to have been called up! Some of the Foreign based to travel on Wednesday Morning...

Ifeoma Onumonu Movement and Positioning





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2b1G_pZjVs

GeneralDae:
When do you think she'll be joining the super falcons?

Can't really tell now... But will always keep you guys posted.

Excellent performance from
Chiamaka Nnadozie against PSG today....

Paris FC (0)-(0) PSG

Difficult game for Eskilstuna United today as they fall at home to former Uchenna Kanu Clubside Linkoping LFC

Battle for Survival continue for SC Sand

Ifeoma Onumonu snatched a late equalizer for Gotham FC



Full Game Video here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC48O1n7-Go

1 goal for Ebere Orji today

GeneralDae:
Rinsola seem to be quite good with her crossing from the wing.

I remember sometime ago I didn't fancy her playing for the Superfalcons.. Things have changed now