February 15, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s women’s football team, the Super Falcons, have arrived in Leon, State of Guanajuato, Mexico to take part in the four-nation women’s Revelation Cup tournament.
The tournament aims to help the participating teams, which include hosts Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia, prepare for the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand, this summer. All four teams are heading down under for the highly anticipated event.
The Super Falcons will play their first game of the tournament against hosts Mexico on Wednesday, at 11 pm local time, followed by Costa Rica versus Colombia. On Saturday, the Falcons will play against Colombia at 8 pm local time, and later, Costa Rica will play against Mexico. Nigeria will face Costa Rica, their last opponents, on February 21, before the curtain is drawn on the tournament with a game between hosts, Mexico and Colombia.
The Super Falcons have their sights set on the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup finals where they will be up against co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada, and debutante, the Republic of Ireland. The team, led by Asisat Oshoala, boasts a talented mix of players based in France, Spain, the United States, and other countries.
The Super Falcons have won the African Cup of Nations nine times, and fans are eager to see how they will perform on the world stage after the disappointment of the last AFCON.
The full team sheet includes:
GOALKEEPERS
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France)
Yewande Balogun (AS Saint-Etienne, France)
DEFENDERS
Onome Ebi (Levante Las Planas (Spain)
Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain)
Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester City, England)
Glory Ogbonna (ALG Spor, Turkey)
Rofiat Imuran (Stade de Reims, France)
Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA)
Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France)
Akudo Ogbonna (Rivers Angels)
MIDFIELDERS
Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosengard, Sweden)
Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal)
Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna United, Sweden)
Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain)
Jennifer Echegini (Florida State University, USA)
Regina Otu (AS Saint-Etienne, France)
FORWARDS
Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona Femenin, Spain)
Esther Okoronkwo (AS Saint-Etienne, France)
Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA)
Chinwendu Ihezuo (Rayadas Monterrey, Mexico); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico).
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
