Falcons players expected in Camp today

According to a statement released by Super Falcons team Administrator Ruth David, the players and coaches are expected to report to Serob Hotel, Abuja with all their training kits and travelling documents intact.David, last week said that letters of invitation had already been sent to the clubs for the release of the invited players and […]

According to a statement released by Super Falcons team Administrator Ruth David, the players and coaches are expected to report to Serob Hotel, Abuja with all their training kits and travelling documents intact.
David, last week said that letters of invitation had already been sent to the clubs for the release of the invited players and urged the clubs to release the players as the competition is very important to the country.
Falconets quartet of Ugo Njoku, Sarah Nnodim, Loveth Ayila and Halimatu Ayinde have been rewarded with instant inclusion in the invited players list for their impressive performance in Canada, while the regulars who also showed class at the Mundial, Uchechi Sunday, Mariam Ibrahim, Chinwendu Ihezuo and championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) and golden boot winner, Asisat Oshoala are all already used to the Falcons set up.
The full list of invited players are:
GOAL KEEPERS: Ibubeleye Whyte (Rivers Angels),Precious Dede (Ibom Queens),Charity John (Rivers Angels), Juliet Obi (State House FC),Ohieriaku Christy (Oshogbo Queens)
DEFENDERS: Blessing Edoho (Pelican Stars),Ebere Ngozi (Rivers Angels),Mariam Ibrahim (Nasarawa Amazons), Josephine Chukwunonye (Rivers Angels), Onome Ebi (FK Minsk,Belarus), Osinachi Ohale (Houston Dash, USA), Ugochi Njoku (Rivers Angels),Gloria Ofoegbu (Rivers Angels),Sarah Nnodim (Delta Queens)
MIDFIELDERS: Ngozi Okobi (Delta Queens), Onyinyechi Ohadugha (Rivers Angels), Chiwendu Ihezue (Pelican Stars), Stella Mbachu (Rivers Angels), Asisat Oshoala (Rivers Angels),Cecilia Nku (Rivers Angels), Evelyn Nwabuoku (Rivers Angels), Halimat Ayinde (Delta Queens), Loveth Ayila (Rivers Angels), Gloria Iroka (Rivers Angels), Rosemary Okezie (Nasarawa Amazon).
ATTACKERS: Desire Oparanozie (En Avent De Guingamp, France), Francisca Ordega (Pitea IFF, Sweden), Esther Sunday (FK Minsk, Belarus), Uchechi Sunday (Rivers Angels), Pepetua Nkwocha (Sunana SK, Sweden).
The tournament is scheduled for October 11-25th and Nigeria has been drawn alongside Host Namibia, Cote d’ivoire and Zambia in Group A.