Nkwocha, Oparanozie & Six Others Invited For Falcons' Rwanda Clash

 

The senior women's trainer has extended call ups to foreign-based players to ensure that the nation gets good representation during the AWC qualifier against She-Amavubi

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given approval to Super Falcons coach Edwin Okon to beef up the senior women's national team with the invitation of eight foreign-based players ahead of the African Women Championship (AWC) qualifier against Rwanda.

Team administrator Ruth David disclosed that letters of invitation have been sent to the clubs of eight of the players listed by the coach for the May 24 date with Rwanda.

She explained that all the invited players are expected to report at the Abuja camp of the Super Falcons on May 13 to enable them have a minimum of five days training with the other players before picking a squad that will face Rwanda.

The players invited are Perpetua Nkwocha (Sunnana SK, Sweden), Sarah Micheal (KIF Orebro, Sweden), Francisca Ordega (Pitea IF, Sweden), Onome Ebi (Minsk FC, Belarus), Osinachi Ohale (Houston Dash, United States), Faith Ikidi (Pitea IF, Sweden), Desire Oparanozie (Atasehir Belediyespor, Turkey) and Helen Ukaonu (Sunnana SK, Sweden).

The foreign based players are to join the 24 home-based players who have been in camp for close to one month in Abuja.

Coach Okon insists that all the foreign based players must report early enough to accertain their fitness level adding that only players who are able to prove themselves would face Rwanda.

The first leg match against the She-Amavubi of Rwanda will take place in the weekend of May 23-25 in Kigali before the return leg on 7-9 June, 2014 in Abuja.

Since the AWC debuted in 1998 the Falcons have only failed to lift the trophy on two occasions in 2008 and 2012 when it was hosted by Equatorial Guinea, the other country that has claimed the top prize besides Nigeria.
Source:Goal.com