Coach Randy Waldrum has revealed the checklist of gamers invited to signify the Nigerian girls’s nationwide group, the Tremendous Falcons, within the upcoming Paris Olympics ultimate qualifying fixture in opposition to South Africa.
Among the many 22 gamers known as up are captain Rasheedat Ajibade, Asisat Oshoala, and goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Soccernet.ng stories.
Saudi Arabia-based defender, Ashley Plumptre, veteran Osinachi Ohale, and midfielder Deborah Abiodun additionally made the checklist.
Notable returns embody 2019 World Cup standout Chidinma Okeke and ahead Chiwendu Ihezuo. U20 defender, Shukurat Oladipo, receives her maiden call-up.
The Tremendous Falcons are set to tackle South Africa in a two-match collection, with the preliminary encounter slated for April 5 on the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.
The return leg is slated for April 9 on the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.
The winner of the tie will clinch one in all Africa’s two tickets to the Ladies’s Olympic Soccer Match.
Regulars like wing-back Michelle Alozie, midfielders Christy Ucheibe and Halimatu Ayinde, and ahead Present Monday within the squad have been additionally retained.
The invited gamers are listed beneath:
Goalkeepers:
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC)
Tochukwu Oluehi (Shualat Alsharqia FC, Saudi Arabia)
Linda Jiwuaku (Bayelsa Queens)
Defenders:
Osinachi Ohale (Pachucha Membership de Futbol, Mexico)
Ashleigh Plumptre (Ittihad Girls, Saudi Arabia)
Shukurat Oladipo (FC Robo Queens)
Michelle Alozie (Houston Sprint, USA)
Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns FC, USA)
Chidinma Okeke (Mynavi Sendai Girls, Japan)
Midfielders: Deborah Abiodun (College of Pittsburgh, USA)
Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosengard, Sweden)
Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal)
Jennifer Echegini (Juventus Girls, Italy)
Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid FC, Spain)
Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain)
Forwards:
Omorinsola Babajide (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, Spain)
Esther Okoronkwo (Changchun FC, China)
Ifeoma Onumonu (SLC Utah, USA)
Asisat Oshoala (Bay FC, USA)
Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville, USA)
Present Monday (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, Spain)
Chiwendu Ihezuo (Pachucha Membership de Futbol, Mexico)
