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WAFCON: Nigeria’s Super Falcons Open Camp
— Commences preparation for tournament billed for Morocco between July 2 and 23rd
By Kelechi Udude
Nigeria’s Super Falcons has formally opened their camp for the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
NewsOrient learnt that as at 7pm yesterday, June 17, 2022, nineteen (19) players had arrived Abuja, the country’s capital where the team is camping for the tournament billed for Morocco between July 2 and 23rd.
In a tweet on their official handle, the Super Falcons listed the players in camp as Onome Ebi, Rita Chikwelu, Osinachi Ohale, Tochukwu Oluehi, Glory Ogbonna, Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, and Chiamaka Nnadozie.
Others are Chidinma Okeke, Rita Akarekor, Gift Monday, Opeyemi Sunday, Charity Adule, Christy Ucheibe, Suliat Abideen, Chinonyerem Macleans, Peace Efih, Ugochi Emenayo, Akudo Ogbonna.
Yewande Balogun, Toni Oyedupe Payne, Michelle Alozie, and Amanda Uju Mbadi are also expected to arrive at camp later on Friday.
Nicole Payne, Uchenna Kanu, Desire Oparanozie, and Regina Otu will also be in camp this weekend while Ashleigh Plumptre, Francisca Ordega, Vivian Ikechukwu, Halimatu Ayinde, and Ifeoma Onumonu will join the team in Morocco.
The Twit, NGSuper_Falcons @NGSuper_Falcons reads:
“In camp:
* Ebi
*Oluehi
*Chikwelu
*Ohale
*Oshoala
*Chinonyerem
*Okeke
*Monday
*Nnadozie
*Ugochi
*Effih
*Ajibade
*Christy
*Abideen
*Akereko
*Opeyemi
*Ogbonna
*Ogbonna.
Our first training will be at the MKO Abiola National Stadium later at 4pm today.
#SoarSuperFalcons”