By Gracious Akujobi Head Coach of the Super Falcons, Edwin Okon, Wednesday named 18 players including two foreign based professionals Onome Ebi and Desire Oparanozie for the crucial African Women Championship (AWC) qualifier against Rwanda this weekend in Kigali.
Conspicuously missing in the team that is expected to travel Wednesday to Rwanda via Addis Ababa are Gloria Ofoegbu, Lilian Cole,Uchechi Sunday and Glory Iroka.
However, surprised inclusion in the squad are captain of the Under-17 women that got to quarter-final of the of the recently concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup, Chiwendu Ihezuo and two members of the Under-20 women team the Falconets Asisat Oshoala and Yetunde Adeboyejo also made the squad.
Executive Committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dili Onyedinma will lead out the team that comprises four coaches and six officials.
The team will depart Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Wednesday afternoon aboard an Ethiopian airline flight to Addis-Ababa before connecting a flight to Kigali.
The full squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Precious Dede,Ibubeleye Whyte
DEFENDERS: Onome Ebi,Blessing Edoho,Ngozi Ebere,Mariam Ibrahim,Josephine Chukwunonye
MIDFIELDERS: Evelyn Nwabuoku,Onyinyechi Ohadugha,Ngozi Okobi,Azizat Oshoala,Ceceilia Nku,Chioma Wogu,Stella Mbachu,Esther Sunday.
STRIKERS: Desire Oparanozie,Chiwendu Ihezuo,Yetunde Adeboyejo
