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Ogbiagbevha hits another Hat trick in Minsk’s comfortable win

28th June 2020

Emueje Ogbiagbevha scored another hattrick for FK Minsk as her club defeated Dnepr Mogilev 0-9 in their Vysshaya Liga Women match on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

Emueje scored the third goal of the match for Minsk FK in the 13th minute after two quickfire goals from Kimmich in the first and fourth minute had given her side a two-goal lead. Kozyupa scored Minsk’s fourth goal before half time.

In the second half of the match, Emueje Ogbiagbevha grabbed her hattrick with two quick goals in the 50th and 53rd minutes respectively. Kimmich was able to put up a woman of the match performance by scoring five goals for Minsk FK.

Emueje’s hattrick took her goal tally in the league to 16 in eight games this season as she continues her impressive goal-scoring form for Minsk FK in the Belarusian league.

Ebere Orji Score Brace, Kanu Debut for Linkopings fc

27th June 2020

Super Falcons forward, Ebere Orji scored two goals for her Swedish Allsvenskan side, Linkopings as they defeated Vaxjo DFF in their league game played on Saturday, June 27, 2020.

Ebere scored Linkoping’s first goal of the game in the 14th minute before completing her brace with Linkoping’s third goal in the 32nd minute after Leonhardsen-Maanum had doubled her side’s lead in the 24th minute when Ebere Orji was brought down in the penalty Box.

Uchenna Kanu on her part made her debut for Linkopings FC as an 80th-minute substitute, replacing compatriot, Ebere Orji in their 3-0 opening day win.
Chinaza Uchendu was on the bench and did not feature for Linkopings.

Uchenna Kanu and Chinaza Uchendu both joined Linkopings FC this month from Sevilla and SC Braga respectively.

Daejoyoung:
Is this a guy or lady?

Can't you see that she's a woman, look at a picture of her while she was playing at Nasarawa Amazons..

Superfalcons Players Chinaza Uchendu and Uchenna Kanu

13goals in 7games isn't a small feets for Superfalcons Big Striker Emueje Oghiabekhva who's based in Belarus ...She needs to be recall to the Superfalcons..

NOTE; she last played for the Nigeria during the 2012 AWCON in Equatorial Guinea

It high time Nigeria recall Big Striker Emueje Oghiabekhva

Nigerian Striker Scores 4 Goals


Nigerians players continue their good run of form for their respective football clubs, as European football season continues. 


The biggest goals return by a Nigerian comes from Belarus as Emueje Oghiabekhva scored four times for her club, Minsk, in the 6-1 demolition of ABFF WU19 in the Belarusian Women's League. 


Emueje who can't stop scoring as she opened the flood gate of goals in the 15th minute through a header and scored another header in the 30th minute.

She tapped in the third goal in 60th minute from close range and finished off the good job in the 87th minute. 

The Nigeria forward who scored a hat trick last weekend now has 13 goals in seven matches with an incredible 1.9 goal ratio per match.

Schemerkhiz:
Exclusive interview: Juha-Pekka Niskanen promises to make Super Falcons world beaters if employed

yemiyatch

Jun 16, 2020 11:29 AM



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With the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) having declared its intention to get the best possible coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from, at least six foreign coaches have indicated their interest to handle the team.

One of them is Juha-Pekka Niskanen from Finland who has been the manager of a female club, SC Kufu-98 which play in the Kakkonen Group C in the European country since January of the year 2019.

The last foreigner to handle the team, Thomas Dennerby, a Swede, resigned shortly after leading the Falcons to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup despite having a year left on his contract.

The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had declared recently that he would do everything possible to get the best coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from.

An NFF official revealed that two female and four male foreign coaches are currently jostling for the Super Falcons job but the said official, however, refused to name the nationalities of the job-seeking foreign coaches.

Complete Sports can authoritatively reveal that Finnish tactician, Niskanen is one of the foreign managers interested in the Falcons job and has in fact submitted his application. Niskanen spoke with CS reporter, Oluyemi Ogunseyin all the way from Finland...

Coach Pekka, we heard of your interest in the Super Falcons job. Why are you interested in coaching the Nigerian women's national team and what do you think you can offer?

Why I am interested in the Super Falcons coaching position is because I know a lot about the team. I followed the Nigerian team at the Women's World Cup finals in France 2019.

I also saw Nigeria beat Cameroon in the final of the African Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) in 2016 and since then, I have been very impressed with the potentials of the Nigerian ladies.

I watched and noticed the potentials in the girls in their semi-final and final games against Cameroon and South Africa respectively in the 2019 AWCON and I believe I can build on their achievement and develop Nigerian female football to the greatest height at the world stage.

At France 2019, I noticed that the girls were not in the right condition needed for the world stage football in a tournament that they were paired in group A against teams like France, South Korea and Norway.

Most of them, however, looked very athletic and that is a strong basis for every national team to achieve success in tournaments. We have also had many good female players from Nigeria here in Finland playing in our top-most league.

For example, Rita Chikwelu and Abiodun Obende and of course, Cynthia Uwak who is the all-time highest goal-scorer in Finland's women's league, she played in our country for ten years and showed great potentials of what Nigerian players can offer. 

Can you tell Nigerians about your achievement in the coaching or management business that makes you think you can take the Super Falcons to the next level?

I have been for five years the sporting director at Pallokissat which is one of the biggest female football clubs in Finland. During that time, I have been coaching and helping to train coaches in our first team.

Also in the top-levels, our under 15 and u-18 teams, I have managed to develop nothing less than ten national team players for age-group born within the years 2000 to 2005.

For six years, I have been coaching Finland's Football Association development female teams and every year, they end up in a six-team tournament, there are in total like 100 based young female players in Finland.

In the year 2018, my team emerged as the runners-up and at least, a total number of six players were selected into the female national side.

If employed, what are the things you are going to do for Nigerian female football and that is particularly towards the grassroots level? Are we going to see more homes-based players in the Falcons?

This is such a huge question but I will answer in the best possible way. I am very good in organizing things and I have good experience of that working for five years as the sporting director at Pallokissat.

The main thing in Nigeria is to find the system to find the best potentials in female football and then develop them furthermore to become the best players on the international level. 

I have vast knowledge in female football which I will translate into developing female football in Nigeria. I am aware that you have the local female league in Nigeria, I will start a developmental program by watching the local league to discover new talented players that will be useful to the Nigerian national team.

I hope to have a national team made up of foreign based players and the local players from the female league. This blend of the locally based players and the foreign based players will project a National team of pride in Africa and in the world.

I will monitor all the foreign based players and have a close relationship with their activities in their various clubs abroad.

I have vast knowledge of Nigerian female players abroad based on their mentality to win games and ready to learn, their physical strength, their individual skills and talents after watching them in their various clubs.

With the population of Nigeria so large unlike that of Finland, we will have to do things in different ways. We should have under-14, u-15 and u-16 teams in each of the 36 states in Nigeria.

There will also be tournaments for each state team in different categories and then groom the best potentials from those competitions. There should even be competitions for the under-13 teams also at state level.

The best players discovered at these tournaments should be inculcated into the various female national teams. It is going to be a huge process and I suppose it would take between three and four years to implement fully.

But it will guarantee that the best players for the various female national teams in Nigeria will be found. This is a very long topic and should be answered with more time.

Also, at the grassroots level for the clubs, working with the young girls is very important and should be developed. I don't mean financial support alone, creating an enabling environment for the players and developing the coaches should come into place.

The Super Falcons are arguably the greatest country in Africa when it comes to female football, having won the highest number of trophies. But on the world stage, they have achieved little or nothing. What are you going to do to make Nigeria super-powers on the global stage?

It is true that Nigeria have been very successful in Africa when it comes to female football. And I must say again that you just asked me an intelligent question about how to make them one of the best in the world.

The achievement of the Super Falcons in Africa is already a strong basis for us to build on. We have to create our own way of playing which will be the attacking style of football.

But of course, while attacking, we will be very active also in defending, we have to press high, we have to reach the ball immediately at all times, trying to retrieve the ball as soon as our opponents get it.

We have to aggressive, we have to tackle very well and work hard and not as individuals but as a team, we have to build the collective pressing system where everybody will be involved.

Everybody has to be collective to fall back, defend and press well in trying to get the ball back, we need to have attacking tactics where we can utilize our athleticism and sporting activities.

We have to be brave, expectant and surprising when penetrating our opponents behind the last line and creating good goal-scoring chances while also converting most of the opportunities.

We already know about your interest in coaching the Super Falcons. What do you think will stand you out among other applicants for the job and what have you done towards landing it?

I have done my UEFA A coaching license and that was five years ago at professional clubs and the Association in Finland with the best female players. I have been very successful while creating the system to develop young female players.

And also to implement tactics for the best Finnish teams, I have valuable experience of working with the best female players in Finland, I have been coaching for 30 years now, so I know very much about tactics evolution.

I have seen the huge development in female football, I know where it comes from and know where it is going to. Also, I already submitted my application/resume to the NFF through their official e-mail platform and I am waiting for their acknowledgment.

Talking about him Coaching the Superfalcons of Nigeria �� i would say is a No No No for me, with his detailed report he already knows most of the Superfalcons players especially those based in Finland �� which most of them have retired...
since he have worked mostly at the players development team in his country i would say he’s good enough to take up the U17 and below but for the Superfalcons it’s a Capital NO..

Superfalcons is not a development team, it’s the senior team which is made up of only Professional players, players at the highest standards of Woman Football...

Emilokoiyawon:
NFF made it illegal. That's why many good lesbian footballers are afraid to play or pretend not to be lesbians

We don't have any business with them being Lesbians or not, all we know and want is for them to give us their best performance on the pitch when Playing for the Country...
The Superfalcons team you're seeing have Lesbian in it which are well known among the coaches and players so it's not a big deal. Let's focus on the reason they're called up to play for Nigeria not their Sexual Preference..

Emilokoiyawon:
On a more serious note until NFF lift the ban on lesbian players in the team, we will never win world cup. This is what is helping teams like USA etc.

Sorry to ask have you found any Lesbian player that's supposed to be in the team and she has not been invited??

Exclusive interview: Juha-Pekka Niskanen promises to make Super Falcons world beaters if employed

yemiyatch

Jun 16, 2020 11:29 AM



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With the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) having declared its intention to get the best possible coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from, at least six foreign coaches have indicated their interest to handle the team.

One of them is Juha-Pekka Niskanen from Finland who has been the manager of a female club, SC Kufu-98 which play in the Kakkonen Group C in the European country since January of the year 2019.

The last foreigner to handle the team, Thomas Dennerby, a Swede, resigned shortly after leading the Falcons to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup despite having a year left on his contract.

The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had declared recently that he would do everything possible to get the best coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from.

An NFF official revealed that two female and four male foreign coaches are currently jostling for the Super Falcons job but the said official, however, refused to name the nationalities of the job-seeking foreign coaches.

Complete Sports can authoritatively reveal that Finnish tactician, Niskanen is one of the foreign managers interested in the Falcons job and has in fact submitted his application. Niskanen spoke with CS reporter, Oluyemi Ogunseyin all the way from Finland...

Coach Pekka, we heard of your interest in the Super Falcons job. Why are you interested in coaching the Nigerian women's national team and what do you think you can offer?

Why I am interested in the Super Falcons coaching position is because I know a lot about the team. I followed the Nigerian team at the Women's World Cup finals in France 2019.

I also saw Nigeria beat Cameroon in the final of the African Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) in 2016 and since then, I have been very impressed with the potentials of the Nigerian ladies.

I watched and noticed the potentials in the girls in their semi-final and final games against Cameroon and South Africa respectively in the 2019 AWCON and I believe I can build on their achievement and develop Nigerian female football to the greatest height at the world stage.

At France 2019, I noticed that the girls were not in the right condition needed for the world stage football in a tournament that they were paired in group A against teams like France, South Korea and Norway.

Most of them, however, looked very athletic and that is a strong basis for every national team to achieve success in tournaments. We have also had many good female players from Nigeria here in Finland playing in our top-most league.

For example, Rita Chikwelu and Abiodun Obende and of course, Cynthia Uwak who is the all-time highest goal-scorer in Finland's women's league, she played in our country for ten years and showed great potentials of what Nigerian players can offer. 

Can you tell Nigerians about your achievement in the coaching or management business that makes you think you can take the Super Falcons to the next level?

I have been for five years the sporting director at Pallokissat which is one of the biggest female football clubs in Finland. During that time, I have been coaching and helping to train coaches in our first team.

Also in the top-levels, our under 15 and u-18 teams, I have managed to develop nothing less than ten national team players for age-group born within the years 2000 to 2005.

For six years, I have been coaching Finland's Football Association development female teams and every year, they end up in a six-team tournament, there are in total like 100 based young female players in Finland.

In the year 2018, my team emerged as the runners-up and at least, a total number of six players were selected into the female national side.

If employed, what are the things you are going to do for Nigerian female football and that is particularly towards the grassroots level? Are we going to see more homes-based players in the Falcons?

This is such a huge question but I will answer in the best possible way. I am very good in organizing things and I have good experience of that working for five years as the sporting director at Pallokissat.

The main thing in Nigeria is to find the system to find the best potentials in female football and then develop them furthermore to become the best players on the international level. 

I have vast knowledge in female football which I will translate into developing female football in Nigeria. I am aware that you have the local female league in Nigeria, I will start a developmental program by watching the local league to discover new talented players that will be useful to the Nigerian national team.

I hope to have a national team made up of foreign based players and the local players from the female league. This blend of the locally based players and the foreign based players will project a National team of pride in Africa and in the world.

I will monitor all the foreign based players and have a close relationship with their activities in their various clubs abroad.

I have vast knowledge of Nigerian female players abroad based on their mentality to win games and ready to learn, their physical strength, their individual skills and talents after watching them in their various clubs.

With the population of Nigeria so large unlike that of Finland, we will have to do things in different ways. We should have under-14, u-15 and u-16 teams in each of the 36 states in Nigeria.

There will also be tournaments for each state team in different categories and then groom the best potentials from those competitions. There should even be competitions for the under-13 teams also at state level.

The best players discovered at these tournaments should be inculcated into the various female national teams. It is going to be a huge process and I suppose it would take between three and four years to implement fully.

But it will guarantee that the best players for the various female national teams in Nigeria will be found. This is a very long topic and should be answered with more time.

Also, at the grassroots level for the clubs, working with the young girls is very important and should be developed. I don't mean financial support alone, creating an enabling environment for the players and developing the coaches should come into place.

The Super Falcons are arguably the greatest country in Africa when it comes to female football, having won the highest number of trophies. But on the world stage, they have achieved little or nothing. What are you going to do to make Nigeria super-powers on the global stage?

It is true that Nigeria have been very successful in Africa when it comes to female football. And I must say again that you just asked me an intelligent question about how to make them one of the best in the world.

The achievement of the Super Falcons in Africa is already a strong basis for us to build on. We have to create our own way of playing which will be the attacking style of football.

But of course, while attacking, we will be very active also in defending, we have to press high, we have to reach the ball immediately at all times, trying to retrieve the ball as soon as our opponents get it.

We have to aggressive, we have to tackle very well and work hard and not as individuals but as a team, we have to build the collective pressing system where everybody will be involved.

Everybody has to be collective to fall back, defend and press well in trying to get the ball back, we need to have attacking tactics where we can utilize our athleticism and sporting activities.

We have to be brave, expectant and surprising when penetrating our opponents behind the last line and creating good goal-scoring chances while also converting most of the opportunities.

We already know about your interest in coaching the Super Falcons. What do you think will stand you out among other applicants for the job and what have you done towards landing it?

I have done my UEFA A coaching license and that was five years ago at professional clubs and the Association in Finland with the best female players. I have been very successful while creating the system to develop young female players.

And also to implement tactics for the best Finnish teams, I have valuable experience of working with the best female players in Finland, I have been coaching for 30 years now, so I know very much about tactics evolution.

I have seen the huge development in female football, I know where it comes from and know where it is going to. Also, I already submitted my application/resume to the NFF through their official e-mail platform and I am waiting for their acknowledgment.

Chinaza Uchendu with her new Club.. LINKÖPINGS FC in Sweden

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2 NIGERIA NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS SIGN FOR LINKÖPINGS FC

NewsJune 15, 2020 18:42 Written by Linköpings FC

Just before the series start of OBOS Damallsvenskan, Linköping FC strengthens the team with two strong offensive players, Chinaza Uchendu and Uchenna Kanu. Players will last from SC Braga in Portugal and Sevilla FC in Spain and both played for N igerianska national team in the World Championships in France 2019th

"With Chinaza and Uchenna we get two good offensive players that complement and spearhead our team, which also gives the squad better balance and durability," says Olof Unogård, Sports Manager at Linköpings FC.

Chinaza Uchendu - a experienced, technical and offensive player

Chinaza Uchendu, born in 1997, is a Nigerian national team player with great international experience for his age and from several major championships, including last year's World Cup.

Chinaza most recently came from SC Braga in Portugal where she was a contributor to both Ligaguld and Cupguld.

Chinaza is a skilled, technical and strong offensive player with good turnout and a real team player who always gives everything on the pitch.

- Linköpings FC has always been a top team in OBOS Damallsvenskan. I like the Swedish league, it's always good teams and players. I like Linköpings FC the way they wanna play. I think that fits me well and it's good for my further development in my football and I definitely feel that this is the right step for me to take in my career, says Chinaza Uchendu. 

Uchenna Kanu - typical goalie

Uchenna Kanu, born in 1997, also she a Nigerian national team player who played for Nigeria in the World Cup in France last year.

Uchenna is an explosive talented main player and has an easy time finding the target and with her irrational style she makes it difficult for the opponents. Uchenna is most recently from Sevilla FC in the highest league in Spain, before that she played in NAIA in the USA where she scored over an impressive 100 goals for her team. Uchenna also holds the goal record in WAFA (West African Championship) after she scored ten goals last year.

- Linköping has a long history of success and I am looking for a chance to win trophies and make a name for myself at the pro level. It will be a good opportunity for me to grow as a player. I am excited for this next chapter of my life and I look forward to starting with the team. Thank you Linköping for seeing me worthy of being part of the team. Let's accomplish great things together, says Uchenna Kanu.

WE NOW HAVE 3 SUPERFALCONS PLAYER'S IN ONE CLUB....
2 Strikers... Ebere Orji and Uchenna Kanu
1 Attacking Midfielder Chinaza Uchendu

Swedish OBOS DAMALLSVENSKA 17 days to go..

BascoVanVeli:
Na which pot u cook these stats turn come? Haba, only Oparanozie's stats I believe. U forget say when aunty Onome scores we dey hear the news So Ordega scored seven goals and I didn't even hear one??

please go and Check properly, every detail here is very very Correct, Maybe you didn't follow them up this season that's why...

BascoVanVeli:
Oga this current season is what I was talking about

Ebere Orji... 11goals in Sweden
Fransisca Ordega... 7goals in China
Desire Oparanozie...6goals in France

The three of them Scored 24League goals, with Asisat Oshoala Scoring League 20goals in Spain.

NOTE; No Cup game goals

BascoVanVeli:
I'm talking about their club sides na haba.

Only Ebere Orji has over 60 Goals for Ferencvaros within 3 Seasons during her stints in Hungary before moving to Sweden..

BascoVanVeli:
Yes and I dare u to prove me wrong.

You Forgot so soon that the Likes of Oparanozie, Ordega and Orji have been playing and Scoring for the Superfalcons before Asisat Oshoala came up... even at that, Asisat Oshoala First AWCON in 2012 she was a Defensive Midfielder, but had no playing time..

2010 AWCON Oparanozie Scored 5goals in the same tournament Perpetual Nkwocha scored 11goals..

solonnachi:
Moat of our female players are ageing and seriously need replacement.

It's been a long time Ebere Orji played for Nigeria and she has been a utility player still playing for her club in Europe. I don't know why she stopped.

27years old Ebere Orji is still doing very well in Sweden till date, She recently signed for Swedish league gaint Linkoping FC before the Covid-19 outbreak...

In the 2016–17 season, Orji ended as top goalscorer in the Női NB I in Hungary with 27 goals.. Scoring over 60goals in 3 Seasons for Ferencvaros FC

She joined Umeå IK towards the end of the season in 2017
2017 Umeå 8games and (5goals)
2018 Mallbacken 24games (10goals)
2019 Umeå 26games (11goals)
2020- Linköpings 2goals in 1friendly game before the Covid-19 outbreak..

NOTE; All Goals are League games Goals, no Cup game goals is included...

The Last time she was in Camp with the Superfalcons was in 2018 before the AWCON but wasn't picked by Thomas Dennerby for the Tournament...

BascoVanVeli:
Oga leave that one. None are on the Queen's level. Correct me if I'm wrong she has scored more than all our other forwards combined.

Without doubts Asisat Oshoala is the Queen of Africa Women Football right now but ...Are you telling me now that if you combine all the goals scored by Desire Oparanozie, Fransisca Ordega, Ebere Orji, and the rest have scored for the Superfalcons aren't up to Asisat Oshoala Goals??
Say what you know please...

BascoVanVeli:
I want a coach who will build around Oshoala.

I would prefer between a Spanish, Dutch or a German Coach for the Superfalcons....

The Spanish coaches love playing the Tactical and Technical and more of (Tiki Taka) style of football, always making their Midfield work well.. the Dutch are a little bit the same adding some pace and Tactical aspect to it., while the German love Aggressive and Direct Football which requires much Strength, pace which our players have..

They can also bring in a American Coach, Their game is all about being Athletic, Experience and Tactically Sound, Combined with their never say die attitude...

Against South Africa during the AWCON Final you would see how Coach Desire Ellis played two Defensive/Center Midfielder (Makhabane and Smeda against Okobi) still yet she still delivered some danger balls which one of them resulted to the penalty Asisat Oshoala missed...

We really need a coach that Understand our players and how to use them well...

We have Fast and Physical Strikers
Desire Oparanozie
Asisat Oshoala
Fransisca Ordega
Ebere Orji
Uchenna Kanu
Chinwendu Ihezuo and the Rest..
Rasheedat Ajibade has no business playing as a Center Forward, play her from either of the Flank and see her deliver ( That's the position she plays for her Club)

Anam Imo plays for the Best Club in Sweden and she's doing well too... If she's not good Rosengard Won't retain her at all...

BascoVanVeli:
I want a coach who will build around Oshoala.

One thing we have always Lack of recent in the team is a Natural Defensive Midfielder, Bring in 19yrs old Benfica FC defensive Midfielder Christy Ucheibe who is that type of Kante player that never relent or get tired in doing the dirty job in the Midfield, Then Allow Ayinde play Centrally.. This will give room for Okobi to do her usual job of feeding the attackers with dangerous balls...Long/shots passes..

Okobi is the team Iniesta, De Brunye,

BascoVanVeli:
I want a coach who will build around Oshoala.

Not just about building the team around Oshoala,,
we have the strikers, infact all the quality player's that can get the job done..

Ngozi Okobi is one player in that team that Thomas Dennerby didn't utilized so well, We need the coach that can play her well behind the Strikers so she can serve them with those killer passes that can bring in Goals...

Just one Ball from Okobi to any of the Strikers will bring you the goal you want,

Six foreign coaches battle for Super Falcons’ job

By Gowon Akpodonor |   05 June 2020   |   8:03 am 

• Omagbemi, others can be assistants, says NFF

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s search for a foreign coach for the Super Falcons may have attracted no fewer that six managers, The Guardian has learnt.

The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had declared recently that he would do everything possible to get the best coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from.


The Guardian learnt yesterday that six coaches from different countries had indicated their interest to handle the Super Falcons.

The last foreigner to handle the team, Thomas Dennerby, a Swede, resigned shortly after leading the Falcons to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup despite having a year left on his contract. He took up the job in January 2018 and led Nigeria to lift the 2018 AWCON title in Ghana before leading the team to the knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

An NFF official told The Guardian yesterday that two female and four male foreign coaches are currently jostling for the Super Falcons job. The official refused to name the nationalities of the job-seeking foreign coaches.

Another official of the NFF who spoke with The Guardian yesterday hinted that the federation had decided to engage a foreigner for the Super Falcons job, thereby ending speculations that the NFF was considering the duo of Florence Omagbemi and Mercy Akide for the job.

“We are going for a foreign coach for the Super Falcons’ job,” the official said. “We want to avoid a situation whereby a local coach will be holding us to ransom after getting the job. They always have that attitude of showing off their bad characters after getting the job. We don’t have time for that any longer.”

The official, however, stated that engaging a foreign coach for the team does not mean shutting the doors against ex-Super Falcons players and other Nigerian coaches. “If someone like Florence Omagbemi wants to be part of the team, she can come in as an assistant coach. That is the best we can offer her for now.”

The Guardian recalls that Omagbemi led the Super Falcons to win the 2016 AFCON title, beating host Cameroon in the final. Her contract was not renewed by the NFF. A majority of the players are said to be clamouring for Omagbemi’s return to the team.

Meet the US born Nigerian Wing Back Who is yet to Make a Debut for Nigeria

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Schemerkhiz:
It will be very difficult for the French side to beat us this time around.... If they are to win it won't be easy for them and they might escape with 1nil victory.
We have physical strength and pace than the South Korean sides.... Ordega and Oshoala can really outpace them well...with Oparanozie having her own way of bullying past them...

Exactly what I said happened at the World Cup..
France manage to defeat us 1nil last year with a controversial penalty.. Where're the doubting Thomas them����

olapluto:
Okobi is a gift. We are lucky in Nigeria because we have a solid production line. I can already name 5 or so players who can start challenging Okobi for her position in 2 years time.

No one yet because Okobi remains the best Attacking Midfielder in Africa as a whole..

COMPARING SUPER FALCONS STARS TO NIGERIAN FEMALE MUSICIANS  


Comparing Women Footballers to their Music counterpart might bring about a lot of controversies, but many of these footballers cherish and love listening to these musicians.

Reigning African Footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala once confessed that she is a fan of Tiwa Savage and also Super Falcons Star Francisca Ordega is known to be a big fan of Simi.

So we tried comparing these people in this article.

Onome Ebi (Asa)


Great leaders, good role models to all, unique in their fields, strong women, easy going, versatile and emotional.

Desire Oparanozie (Omawunmi)

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Super Falcons best ever defender is not Florence Omagbemi or Kikelomo Ajayi. Here is the top 5.

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April 2, 2020 8:31 AM

Defenders are undervalued in the world of football but their tasks are enormous in helping the team achieve desired results.

They are the pillars that hold the building due the stolidity and calmness they give to the team.

In Africa, Nigeria is a force to be reckoned with due to their exploits in women's football. They have never missed out at the FIFA World Cup and won Cup of Nations titles.

Over the last three decades, some fantastic defenders have played for the Super Falcons. These players are seen as legends due to their contributions to the growth of the game.

Here are the top 5 defenders to play for the Super Falcons:


5. Faith Michael-Ikidi

Ikidi has represented Nigeria on the senior national team since 2003.


Her honours for Nigeria includes three Cup of Nations Titles and four World Cup appearances in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2019.


4. Kikelomo Ajayi

Nicknamed “Mamayaro”, Kikelomo Ajayi won five Cup of Nations titles in a row between 1998 and 2006, and took part in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups and the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

She served as the Nigerian women team’s captain.


3. Osinachi Ohale

Osinachi Marvis Ohale (born 21 December 1991) represented Nigeria in the Cup of Nations tournaments of 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018. She has won the competition on all four occasions.

The former Rivers Angels and Houston Dash star was also on the Nigerian squads of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011, 2015 and 2019.


2. Florence Omagbemi

Omagbemi played for the Nigeria women’s national football team for over a decade, appearing in four FIFA Women’s World Cups including being a member of the team that reached the second round in 1999 before losing to Brazil.


As captain, she won the Cup of Nations with the Super Falcons on four occasions in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004. She was also part of the Nigerian team which competed at the Summer Olympics for the first time in the 2000 tournament in Australia.



1. Onome Ebi 

No defender has made more appearances for Nigeria than the centre-back; she made her debut as a 20-year-old and went on to feature at World Cups in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019.

She featured in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Ebi was also a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 editions of the Cup of Nations, winning the tournament four times 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Why I joined Belarus side, FK Minsk – Chioma Wogu
March 26, 2020

FK Minsk player, Chioma Wogu has opened up on her excitement after her successful move from the Nigeria Women’s Professional League to the Belarusian premier league with top division side, FK Minsk.

In a chat with www.brila.net, the Former Rivers Angels’ player said the move was prayers answered as the transfer was fueled by her desire to play in the biggest European club competition the ‘UEFA Champions women’s league’.






“I’ve been praying for it to happen, when I was called to come for trials I was very happy, because as ladies we have limited time to pursue this game, so we can settle down before people started asking questions and when the Offer came to go to Belarus I jumped at it as I wanted to experience football outside Nigeria.”



On her choice to settle for Belarus women champions, FK Minsk she added that it was a chance to expose herself to the world “The most important I needed was to play champions League, I always prayed about, I just want to get the Champions League experience, even if it meant playing in the lowest leagues in the world as long as I can play Champions league, this way other clubs will see me and sign me.”

The Former Rivers Angels’ goal poacher disclosed her zeal to shine and make an impact with FK Minsk, she said:



“Personally I want the world to hear my name and my exploits in the league, my target is to secure a starting shirt and score lots of goals and with my influence win all the trophies available for the team.”



Chioma Wogu Success who made her debut appearance at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations is set to be unveiled on 29th, March 2020.

U20 Women's World Cup qualifier: Falconets pummel Naija Ratels in friendly
goal.comMar 16, 2020 7:05 AM

Moses Aduku's side continued with their fine build-up in training for Burkina Faso as they thumped the amateur side on Sunday

The Nigeria U20 women's team stepped up their preparation for their Burkina Faso showdown with a 7-0 win over Naija Ratels at the Fifa Goal Project pitch, Abuja on Sunday.

The Falconets had previously played two warm-up games since their resumption of camp on March 1, losing 2-1 to Abuja U17 boys before a playing out a 0-0 draw with Nasarawa Amazons.

Moses Aduku's ladies continued their build-up with captain Gift Monday giving them an early lead from a goalmouth scramble against the Women's Amateur League side in the 15th minute.

Esther Onyenezide doubled the lead moments later before Blessing Okpe breezed past her markers to net a third of the match and Joy Omewa made it 4-0 five minutes from before half-time.

The ruthless national side continued from where they left in the first half despite fresh legs introduced as Grace Igboamalu added the fifth and Precious Christopher grabbed a brace to seal the triumph.

The win was the first for Aduku's team in three warm-up matches and they have scored eight goals, conceding just twice.

The Falconets were initially scheduled to battle Burkina Faso in the first round of the U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier on March 21 but has now been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.