The list of 23 players is predictably dominated by players plying their trade outside Nigeria, as only two players from the home front...
The list of 23 players is predictably dominated by players plying their trade outside Nigeria, as only two players from the home front made the final cut for the World Cup.The usual suspects, Asisat Oshoala, fresh from her Champions League winning feat with Barcelona, record-making captain Onome Ebi and attacking midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade are top on the list, which was made public on Friday via a press statement issued by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Nigeria will play Canada, co-host nation Australia and the Republic of Ireland in that order at the biggest-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in history, with 32 teams set to debut at the championship – the same number as for the men’s finals in Qatar last year. Nigeria is the only African team to have played in all eight Women’s World Cups since 1991, but the Super Falcons have failed to translate their continental dominance to the world stage.Aside from reaching the quarter-finals in 1999, the Falcons also reached the knockout stages in 2019, losing 3-0 to Germany.
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