African champions Nigeria will depart the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja today to take part in the annual Cyprus Women’s Cup tournament which begins on Wednesday, this week in Larnaca.
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has selected twenty- four players for the tournament, which will also welcome another of Africa’s three flag-bearers at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France – South Africa – as well as Mexico, Italy, Finland, Belgium, Slovakia, Korea DPR, Czech Republic, Thailand, Hungary and Austria.
The Super Falcons’ first match of the tournament is against Austria, on the evening of Wednesday, before further games against Slovakia Friday, 1st March and Belgium (Monday, 4th March) in the group phase.
Meanwhile, Wednesday, 6th March has been fixed for the final match of the competition, as well as other classification matches (from 3rd – 12th).
Players and officials are scheduled to arrive in Abuja on Friday, with training sessions on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning, before departure by Egypt Air in the evening today.
The delegation will sleep in Cairo today and arrive in Larnaca on Monday. Former African Woman Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala and fellow striker Desire Oparanozie, who both missed the China Women’s Tournament in January, have been included in the twenty- four member squad this time.
The reports said there are also goalkeepers Tochukwu Oluehi and Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Onome Ebi, Osinachi Ohale, Glory Ogbonna and Faith Michael.
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