Super Falcons’ Camp Opens On Monday

Date:

Nigeria’s female soccer national team, Super Falcons will open camp on Monday, to commence preparations for the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations in Ghana, footballlive.ng has gathered.

The defending champions are heading back to camp at the start of the week to await the competition’s draw ceremony, which will hold next Sunday, October 21 at Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

Falcons’ coach, Thomas Dennerby said the first phase of the camping, which is scheduled to end on October 28, would be solely for home-based players.

Dennerby said successful players from the first phase will join overseas-based professionals for the second stage of camping, which is billed to begin on October 29 in Abuja.

He is expected to announce his final 21-player squad for the tournament before November 4, as Nigeria aim to make the best of being to every edition of Africa Women’s Cup of Nations since its inception in 1991.

At Ghana 2018, the 10-time champions will be looking to defend the title they lifted in Cameroon two years ago and qualify for the FIFA World Cup in France next year.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

Victor Boniface – “How I Ghastly Car Crash in Germany”

Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, has opened up about the...

AFCONQ: Super Eagles Unbeaten Run Ends with Loss to Rwanda

Nigeria’s Super Eagles hopes of finishing their 2025 Africa...

Ademola Lookman Makes Final of CAF Player of the Year Award

Nigerian striker, Ademola Lookman has been shortlisted for the...

Kano Pillars Set Sights on Redemption Against Lobi Stars

Kano Pillars Technical Adviser, Usman Abdallah, remains optimistic about...