Julius Okorie
Super Falcons Camp in Seville, Spain, is bubbling with activities as more players hit camp, ahead of the friendly against Canada on one hand and ahead of the Olympics on the other.
Latest to hit camp are the reigning African footballer of the year and Bay FC striker, Asisat Oshoala and Ifeoma Onumonu. Prime Business Africa understands that the number of players in camp has risen to 16, with possibility of having full camp between today and Friday.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelHome based duo of midfielder, Regina Otu and defender, Jumoke Alani, whose travelling visas were procured yesterday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), are expected to land in Spain later today. The duo left Abuja last night alongside Super Falcons assistant coach, Justin Madugu.
While Alani was delayed in Nigeria by visa issues, Otu was drafted in to replace injured Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde.
While players in camp are billed to train lightly today, full scale train has been planned for tomorrow when all players would have arrived.
In camp are team captain, Rasheedat Ajibade; goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie and Tochukwu Oluehi and defenders Osinachi Mavis Ohale, Chidinma Okeke, Nicole Payne and Michelle Chinwe Alozie as well as midfielders Christy Ucheibe and Toni Oyedupe Payne.
Others are; Gift Monday, Deborah Abiodun, Morufat Ademola, Jennifer Onyi Echegini, Esther Ifeoma Okoronkwo, Ifeoma Onumonu and Asisat Oshoala.
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Meanwhile, Super Falcons training and matches will now be receiving very close monitoring and analysis after the team engaged the services of match-reading analyst, Poncho Serna.
Serna took to his X page earlier this week to write in Spanish: “I am very happy and excited to share this: during the Olympics Games I will be working with the Nigerian women’s team, (@NGSuper_Falcons), in the area of performance analysis.”
Falcons will flag off their Olympic campaign against Brazil on 25th July before facing World Cup champions, Spain and Japan to conclude the group stage ties.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
