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Pidginwhisper:
Ohale don old, na experience Mama dey use.

By December 21 Osinachi Ohale will be 30yrs...
If Onome Ebi retires today now Osinachi Ohale will be the one to lead the Defence line..


At the age she's right now she's still faster than younger Defenders like Glory Ogbonna, Chidinma Okeke and Akudo Ogbonna

You can follow her club game up, Deportive Alaves stream their game's live on YouTube..

isan:
Patricia George is back she was on the bench in the game yesterday but i can't confirm if she got some minutes or not

Was on the bench but didn't play...

Great move �

Superfalcons Defender Osinachi Ohale scored a goal as Deportive Alaves beat Villarreal FC 2 nil..

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Seven-Star Falconets wallop CAR’s U20 girls 7-0, make return leg a formality

Two-time runners-up of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Falconets fired from all cylinders as they hit the U20 girls of Central African Republic 7-0 in their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Africa first round, first leg encounter in Douala on Saturday.

The Falconets made things abundantly clear from the second minute of the match played at one of the stadia designated for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations – Stade Japoma de Douala – when Mercy Idoko finished brilliantly to put Nigeria ahead.

Three minutes later, Idoko made good from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 as the Falconets stepped on the pedal, and in the 34th minute, winger Esther Onyenezide made it 3-0 as superiority told against the Central African Republic girls in the Douala sun.

The Falconets were now unstoppable and a minute before recess, Joy Jerry increased the tally.

The second period followed a similar pattern as Deborah Abiodun (78th minute), Taiwo Lawal (83rd minute) and Yena Adoo (one minute into time added-on) piled more misery on the central Africans, who were actually playing at ‘home’.

The return leg has now been scheduled for Wednesday, 6th October at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

GeneralDae:
Fulltime

CAR 0 Nigeria 7

FT

�� CAR 0-7 �� Nigeria

⚽️⚽️ Mercy Idoko 2' 5'
⚽️ Esther Onyenezide 34'
⚽️ Jerry Joy 44'
⚽️ Deborah Abiodon 78'
⚽️ Taiwo Lawal 83'
⚽️ Yena Adoo 90+1'


Falconets XI � CAR:

Omini Oyonu
Jumoke Alami
Rafiat Imuran
Tosin Oluwa
Shobukola Omowumi
Bashirat Amoo
Joy Jerry
Esther Onyenezide
Mercy Idoko
Deborah Abiodun
Chioma Flourish

Substitutes:

Shukura Bakare
Oluchi Ohaegbulem
Angela Michael
Yena Adoo
Mercy Kalu
Taiwo Lawal
Vincent Precious
Anuoluwapo Salisu
Blessing Okpe

Battle of Superfalcons strikers

Desire Oparanozie vs Esther Okoronkwo...

Esther Okoronkwo with (2)goals already game still on..

Full time
Nig (7) CRA (0)

It’s Time To Make Sweeping Changes In The Super Falcons Squad After Aisha Buhari Cup Disaster

By Ademetan Abayomi September 25, 2021

It’s Time To Make Sweeping Changes In The Super Falcons Squad After Aisha Buhari Cup Disaster
There are traditionally three stages to the intimate familial relationship between a Nigeria football supporter and the national team.

The first stage is the dutiful stepchild: wide-eyed, grateful, tremulously in thrall to these manly invincibles. Then comes a middle period of cajoling big brotherdom, the years of tortured hope where anything seems possible and you just think if only the ladies could, you know, if they could only just, if the women could.

Finally, submerged beneath a coastal shelf of accumulated disappointments you enter the mother-in-law phase. Nothing makes you happy.

Nothing is ever good enough. We should have been Yankees instead – and don’t think we didn’t have offers.

In the past week I seem to have located another stage, a hidden fourth gear of Super Falcons fandom that is a little more well disposed, infused with an urge to forgive and forget, to hug these dear cowering creatures to your yolk-stained dressing gown. This state of benevolent senility is, I believe, a reaction to a new kind of rock bottom being reached. We lost 4-2 to South Africa at the Aisha Buhari Cup.

It doesn’t even matter when you read this article: the fact of Banyana Banyana’s fluent, domineering victory was already established long before the tournament. We know that Super Falcons didn’t have much of the ball at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium.

This is perhaps understandable given that they played a fast side. But there is something else too, an unusual case of footballing symmetry.

In the win over Mali, the Super Falcons weren’t convincing until Monday Gift climbed off the bench to bag a brace. Our experienced players ran out of gas and clearly struggled.

Things have changed in women’s football. In the past we dominated African Football irrespective of the opposition. Now countries have bridged the gap.

This time, though, there are no excuses. It is all quite bracingly up front. It turns out you can revise for football: shorn up behind those teenage years of skill refinement. There is need to weed out some tired legs in the current Super Falcons squad.

There are greenshoots at the bottom end and there are lingering gilded thirtysomethings.

This is why we should perhaps just enjoy the collision of total opposites. Our own lost generation against the outright historical ascendancy of fast developing African sides, who have pretty much a free hit here.

The likes of Rasheedat Ajibade, Monday Gift and Chidinma Okeke should be made the bedrock of the new generation of Super Falcons team.

Madam don reach Clubside oo

Nigerian Football Legend Mercy Akide-Udoh reveals interest in Super Eagles Coaching job.

On Wednesday, the former African Women’s footballer of the year and two-time FIFA World Cup All-Star implied she could throw her hat in for the Super Eagles job.

While she, relatively, remains on the fringes of the Super Falcons job conversation, a team she represented for over a decade, Akide-Udoh welcomed the prospect of becoming the first Woman head Coach of a Men's National team.

#SuperFalcons #SuperEagles

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Guys here's a little piece

solonnachi:
South Africans are celebrating their 4-2 win over Nigeria on Dstv- Soccer Africa show as if they won the FIFA women world cup.

One of the major reason I'm still angry the Superfalcons lost to them... It's as if they won the AWCON or the Women's World Cup..

Anyway the Superfalcons will surely bounce back and repay them in a hard way.

CoolJulian:
It's not all about the speed na... I like her trickery, she's developing her game seriously, like decision making, etc. Is Payne not supposed to be the bonafide attacking midfielder? Vivian is a substitute, not a starter, Isn't Onumonu a center forward? Besides, Ajibade is not that slow.

Ifeoma Onumonu can play any position upfront.. When US Carli Lloyd was off for the Olympics she was their (NY/NY Gotham FC) Center Forward but when Carli returned she was moved to the Right side.. but during the various game's she moves from center to right to left just like that.

AkinDS:
She is underage (16, I believe).
The NFF needs to reach out to her guardian and initiate discussions, not the other way around!

She's 15yrs not 16..

She made history few weeks ago as the youngest player to debut in the Spanish Premier Iberdrola..

AkinDS:
I am saying before she had her ACL.
She wasn't really that impactful for SC Braga and then moved to Linkopins in Sweden.
Watched a few of her CL games with Braga and wasn't too impressed. Same when she featured for Nigeria.
Besides, she is a striker, not a midfielder. It was that Dennerby that played her in midfield, and that really didn't work out.

She's naturally an Attacking Midfielder who also love to play from the Flanks not an outright Striker..

At Braga then she plays majorly from the Left, Right or the Middle behind the Strikers..

2016 U20 she played as an Attacking Midfielder alongside Ogechi Ukwuoma, Onyebuchi Goodness pro to and during the World Cup then.

AkinDS:
Spain will be foolish to let such a precocious talent go.
I really do not see her playing for Nigeria.
Unfortunately, we need to move forward beyond her.

It's her choice to play for Nigeria and the Father is even in support of her. I believe she chooses Spain due to the fact that Nigeria hasn't come for her..

AkinDS:
Spain will be foolish to let such a precocious talent go.
I really do not see her playing for Nigeria.
Unfortunately, we need to move forward beyond her.

It's her choice to make, and the Father is even in support of her. I believe she chooses Spain due to the fact that Nigeria hasn't come for her..

AkinDS:
Now that's a lady I have a soft spot for! Love the way she glides in the midfield.
Don't know why Dennerby decided to do away with her, as she seemed to be on the ascendancy before he came.

My midfield candidates for the future will be:
1. Toni Payne
2. Rash Ajibade
3. Halimat Ayinde
4. Regina Otu
5. Christy Ucheibe
6. Esther Ijeoma Okoronkwo

Worthy mentions:
Joy Bokiri - Not really sold on her. Slightly below par for me in the ABC but might improve with her move to AIK.
a. Amarachi Okoronkwo - Could be a fantastic midfield player and a great passer of the ball. However, she makes a lot of bone-head mistakes which ultimately ruin her game. Hopefully, she can clean up her act, as she can become a really great midfielder. Wait and see.
b. Osare Igbinovia - I have a soft spot for her. Intelligent, skillful midfielder. Hope she has another opportunity to prove herself, as she is only 25. However, with a lot of up and coming players, who knows.
c. Debbie Abiodun - Great performance with Rivers Angels and currently in U20. Certainly one for the future.
d. Elish Sulola - Maybe (if she choses to play for Nigeria). Big, strong and smart kid.

Amarachi Okoronkwo 29yrs by December, would certainly be out of this picking because she's more of an agressive Midfielder good for Physical games though..

Esther Okoronkwo is currently playing as a Center Forward for her Clubside in France, She didn't play from the Midfield during her University Days, putting her in the Midfield should be a no to me as she prefers the Left Flank and Upfront..

AkinDS:
Its time to cut Okobi and Chikwelu loose.
Their experience means little in this day and age and has actually been regressive to the team.
Not sure about Chinaza. She seems to have fallen off the radar.

Chinaza Uchendu is still recovering from ACL, I believe once she fully recover she would get her spot back...

This ACL is one of the most dangerous injury in Football, can take from 6months to about 2 years depending on the Severity.. Some times it might lead to the end of their career..

Example Ada Hergeberg of Lyon/Norway spent over 18months out of football because of ACL..

GeneralDae:
Vivian Ikechuckwu is naturally a very good winger. It's what she played for Rivers Angels at the CAF qualifiers. Maybe we could try her there.
We need to study the games of this present U20 team to fish out some wingers, also Vivylopez should be called to the U20 side. She's always liking posts related to the super falcons and it seems she is very interested in Nigeria ( her mother's homeland).

She's very much interested in Playing for Nigeria but the problem is getting a the Call up which his Father Complained about that she hasn't had anything yet from the Nigerian FA concerning her playing for Nigeria but for now she's representing Spain at the U17 level.

AkinDS:
I don't.
She doesn't have the speed that a Toni Payne (Seville) or Iffy Onumonu (FC Gotham) bring to the table. Not to mention Vivian Ikechukwu. It will be a waste putting Ajibade on the flanks.
I will place those two ahead of her on the wings.

Ajibade look more of a Central Midfielder, she brings alot of strength and agility to the Midfield..

timay:
When passing is your weakness as a midfielder, then why the heck are you playing that position

Ayinde can pass but the problem is she misplace passes sometimes which every player's does..

Then she also does more in the Midfield playing between two slower Midfielders of Okobi who does more of attacking and Rita Chikwelu who's asked to sit in front of the Defence...

So her job is double in the Pack..

Bringing in Regina Otu who's an intelligent, fearless and a Younger Defensive Midfielder would reduce the bunden on her.

Ayinde can play well in her Central Midfield position allowing the quicker and excellent Tony Payne to attack more and feed the Strikers upfront...

At Eskilstuana United DFF Halimatu Ayinde plays in the Middle in a 3-4-3 formation where she does the job of Defending and Calming things down in the middle..

As for Okobi she has been playing as a Wing back from both Wings but mostly from the Right wing..

Ideal Midfield should be

Regina Otu... Defensive Midfield

Halimatu Ayinde... Center Midfield

Tony Payne... Attacking Midfield


Joy Bokiri, Christy Ucheibe, Chinaza Uchendu, Ngozi Okobi and Rita Chikwelu to offer Experience..

AkinDS:
Unfortunately, there aren't any out there that are in that class yet - we need to groom them.
Identify the key attributes we want in our full backs and find players that have such and groom them.
Alozie has some of those attributes. The coaches need to work with her on the rest.

How about Patricia George??

GeneralDae:
Ayinde must improve on her passing game. It spoils her hardwork sometimes.

You just said something nice, Misplace passes sometimes which is her major down side if not Halimatu is good..

She used to be a great attacking Midfielder then during her U17 days before her transition to the Center Midfield role.


Osarenoma Ogbinovia??

kheny12:
Even if she's not injured,she's not a better player.

Hmmm... MAYBE is another Halimatu Ayinde, She sometimes get off the pedals but still the best Central/Box-to-Box Midfielder

I would love to see a Midfield of Regina Otu, Halimatu Ayinde and Tony Payne..

BascoVanVeli:
Took all our dangerous set pieces, had a rasping shot from 30 yards out saved and played a part in our first goal. How is that average

Still average or you want to compare her to the once we have had in the best when they were at their best?

CoolJulian:
Question is, do these coaches even rate Patricia? Watch out, when she's back, they'll still prefer using less worthy players.

Surely they do, just that she got injured before the end of this past season ( May) which she had a surgery on and she is currently back but not yet fit to play..

She has been watching from the sideline since this season started in Germany... Just 3games though.

Glory Ogbonna still very much average, she's not that kind of Left Back we need right now. Her deliveries (pullouts) from the left wing wasn't okay at all, she would definitely improve very soon with her move to Sweden especially since its very certain that UMEA Ok is moving up to the OBOS DAMALLSVENSKAN next season...

I remembered vividly when Faith Ikidi was Faith Ikidi, the likes of Helen Ukaonu, when Ngozi Ebere was top notch from 2013-2016 which made PSG to sign her, Ugo Njoku did a great job too until she fell out..

We need the kind of Lucy Bronze of England, Hannah Glass and Anderson of Sweden, Sakina Karchaoui of France and USA Meghan Klingenberg type of full backs.. These Ladies boses the Full back position with pace, strength, defensively and excellent work rate..

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Yesterday both commentators kept referring to the South African Banyana Banyana as young girls especially the Male one..

Most of their player are already in their 30ties and late twenties especially the Defence.. Janine 34yrs, Mbane 31yrs, Ramalepe 29yrs and Makhubela 24yrs.

Maybe because they were looking so small in size.. these commentators really need to get their facts right before speaking out..