Falcons players’ training excite coaches

Assistant Coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, Ann Chiejine, has expressed happiness with the turn–out of invited players for the Africa Women Cup of Nations.

The Super Falcons are billed to meet the winner of the first round fixture between Senegal and Guinea.

According to the former Falcons’ goalkeeper, “We are happy with the turnout of players right now. We have twenty-seven players in camp. And there is no problem so far and we are praying that there won’t be any.”

“We have been having light training but we’ll be commencing our full training session on Monday, 7th March, 2016 at the FIFA Goal Project of the National Stadium, twice daily. The morning training starts by 7am and evening by 5pm.”

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Chiejine, who has excelled as a club –level women football Coach at the National Sports Festival, also expressed satisfaction and joy at the response by the foreign -based players.

She revealed: “We have gotten in touch with the clubs of the foreign based players and their response is favourable. They have agreed to release them to join us as soon as possible.”

There are twenty-seven home-based players in camp presently while the foreign -based players expected are: Onome Ebi (FC Minsk, Belarus); Josephine Chukwunonye (Vittsjoe GIK, Sweden); Ngozi Ebere (PSG Ladies, France); Halimatu Ayinde (New York Flash, USA); Desire Oparanozie (EN Avent de Guingamp, France); Ngozi Okobi (Vittsjoe GIK, Sweden).

Others are Asisat Oshoala (Liverpool Ladies); Faith Ikidi (Pitea FC, Sweden); Rita Chikwelu (Umea IK, Sweden); Esther Sunday (Trabzon Idman Ozagi, Turkey); Esther Sunday (Trabzon Idman Ozagi, Turkey); Chinwendu Ihezuo; Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Ebere Orji (Ferencvaros, Hungary).

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