WAFCON: Super Falcons Walk-around Ahead South Africa Opener

African women's champions suffer Ordega setback
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons players who are set to begin the quest to defend their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title are currently having a walk-around ahead of Monday’s Group C game against South Africa reports Prime Business Africa.

Today’s match will be played at the Stade Hassan Stadium, Rabat. Kick off is 6pm Nigerian time.

The African queens coached by Randy Waldrum are nine-time African champions from the previous 11 editions of the tournament.

 

Super Falcons’ Francesca Ordega has been ruled out of the WAFCON

 

The team are however rocked by the news that veteran forward Francesca Ordega has been disqualified from participating in the WAFCON due to ‘health reasons’ albeit the details have not been given by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Zambia’s Elizabeth Banda has however been officially declared ineligible to play for the ‘Shipolopolo’ after a testerone sample found in her system effectively ruled that she cannot be referred to as a woman.

A new FIFA rule on players having both male and female testerone means that women with that condition cannot be allowed to play in competitions for ladies.

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.

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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