Izuchukwu OkosiArsenal star Katie McCabe whose Republic of Ireland team will face Nigeria’s Super Falcons at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Group B of the tournament has given an update on his return from injury.
McCabe picked up an injury in her team’s preparatory friendly against France but could fit enough to face the Nigerian team when they meet on July 31.
Vera Pauw’s squad will travel to Brisbane to take on the Nigerian girls for the very first time.
The full back cum winger spoke to Sky Sports Friday on the preparedness of the British team to post an impressive outing at the tournament.
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“Everything is looking really positive,” McCabe told Sky Sports on Friday.
“I basically was running through and I kind of rolled my ankle, but I’ve been for scans and stuff this morning. So I’m in a good place and hopefully will be back on the pitch early next week,” she added.
McCabe, led Ireland to their first-ever World Cup after beating Scotland 1-0 in the playoff finals.
Nigeria have always qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup since the maiden edition of the tournament in 1991 when China hosted it.
The Nigerian girls have already touched down in Brisbane ahead of the tournament.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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