Super Falcons, Reggae Girlz in Summer Series Showdown in Houston

Super Falcons, Reggae Girlz in Summer Series Showdown in Houston

Duro Ikhazuagbe

Nigeria’s Super Falcons who arrived Houston, Texas on Tuesday morning to participate in this year’s Summer Series– a four-nation Tournament involving hosts USA, Jamaica and Portugal are to take on the Caribbean nation today.

Media Officer of the nine-time African champions Nigeria, Mrs. Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu, confirmed that the Super Falcons had feel of the BBVA Stadium for the first time at 9.30 am local time yesterday.

The match is scheduled for 10. 30 p.m Nigerian time.

The Stadium is the home ground of Houston Dash, one of the teams in America’s National Women’s Soccer League.

Super Falcons players who featured in the morning training session supervised by Head Coach, Randy Waldrum, an American, include; Dimehin Oluwatosin, Ibe Abidemi, Ogbonna Akudo, Ogbonna Glory, Etim Inyene Sunday,

Ikechukwu Vivian, Bokiri Joy, Monday Gift and Mbadi Uju Amanda all from the domestic NWPL.

Foreign-based players like Yewande Balogun GK (USA), Onyinyechi Zogg ( FC Basel, Switzerland), Rossa Ariyo ( Finland), Nicole Payne (USA), Ordega Franny, Toni Payne (USA) and Ifeoma Onomonwu. (GOTHAN, USA) also featured in the morning work out.

Nigeria’s top professional players all based in Spain who missed the morning session arrived the team’s Marriott Hotel in Houston to be part of the evening training.

They include; Rashedat Ajibade, Tochi Oluehi, Chidinma Okeke, Charity Adule,

Rita Chikwelu and Captain of the team, Asisat Oshoala.

Onome Ebi and Chiamaka Nnadozie also arrived from France.

Three days after today’s clash with Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, the Falcons, one of only seven teams to have featured in every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals since the competition was launched 30 years ago in China, will tackle Portugal at the same BBVA.

Their last match is against the USA squad, four-time winners of the FIFA World Cup and four-time winners of the Olympic football gold, at the Q2 Stadium on 16th June in Austin, Texas.

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