justiz5:

No body seems to care about Dike again

You took it out of my mouth, Omagbemi played in the U.S.A how come she is not inviting her? Unless there's something we don't know.

DeRay98:

You took it out of my mouth, Omagbemi played in the U.S.A how come she is not inviting her? Unless there's something we don't know.

Dike is in school right now. There is no way she will miss 3-4 weeks of the quarter in order to play in the tournament.
Generally, the university's Fall semester runs from late August to the middle of December

Oma307:

who be this one again

She is Desire Oparanozie. She has been with the Falcons for 5 years now

CFCman:
I see a motivated Super Falcons brushing aside their opponents enroute to an African "La Decima".

However, the NFF needs to organize 2 or 3 annual friendliest for the team against the top 10 nations in female football.
Moreover, the NFF should strive to ensure that the SF get to participate in the annual Algarve Cup.

Participation in that tourney and regular friendlies against the top FIFA-ranked nations will only help improve the team's tactical and technical skills.

it will also improved our fifa ranking
we shall be in the top 10 in the world

CFCman:

She is Desire Oparanozie. She has been with the Falcons for 5 years now

she hads add weight,not good for a female footballer

we never see Chichi Igbo play any football match or even wear Jersey o.

Possible line ups for the AWCON

------------------Whyte-------------------

-----U.Njoku--Ebi---Ikidi-----N. Ebere----

----------Nwabuoku-------Rita Chikwelu------

--------------------N. Okobi--------------------

------Oshoala------Oparanozie-----Ordega


OR

----Njoku-----Ikidi---Ebi----Ngozi Ebere----

--------Nwabuoku---Chikwelu---Igbinovia----

--------Oshoala----Oparanozie----Ordega---

enomakos:
she hads add weight,not good for a female footballer

She needs to shed some pounds for sure; between 10-12lbs.

I miss Halimatu Ayinde in that CMF role.

Hope Igbinovia steps up in her absence shaa... And also, there's Chikwelu shaa...

CFCman:
Possible line ups for the AWCON

------------------Whyte-------------------

-----U.Njoku--Ebi---Ikidi-----N. Ebere----

----------Nwabuoku-------Rita Chikwelu------

--------------------N. Okobi--------------------

------Oshoala------Oparanozie-----Ordega


OR

----Njoku-----Ikidi---Ebi----Ngozi Ebere----

--------Nwabuoku---Chikwelu---Igbinovia----

--------Oshoala----Oparanozie----Ordega---

Oma307:
who be this one again

Desire Oparanozie

Oma307:
who be this one again

Desire Oparanozie

CFCman:

Dike is in school right now. There is no way she will miss 3-4 weeks of the quarter in order to play in the tournament.
Generally, the university's Fall semester runs from late August to the middle of December

Thanks for the information.

I wonder why there is no iniabasi umotong and uchechi Sunday

Nigeria: Omagbemi Frees Angels, Queens for Federation Cup Final


Super Falcons' Head Coach, Florence Omagbemi has elected to release players of Rivers Angels and Bayelsa Queens in the senior women national team camp for Sunday's potentially explosive women Federation Cup final between both teams in Lagos.



The member of FIFA Technical Study said the
ladies would be allowed to leave the team's camp in Abuja to travel to Lagos for the big clash, which starts at 1pm at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Sunday.


That decision has freed Angels' half dozen of
goalkeeper Ibubeleye Whyte, defenders Osinachi
Ohale, Ugo Njoku and Gladys Akpa and
midfielders Chioma Wogu and Glory Iroka to be
part of the glamour event, to be attended by the Governors of Lagos, Anambra, Nasarawa, Bayelsa and Rivers States.


Bayelsa Queens' duo of goalkeeper Alaba
Jonathan and playmaker Osarenoma Igbinovia will also be on duty.



The involvement of the Super Falcons' stars will
certainly boost the quality of the final match, and ensure the two teams do not miss their Falconets' players who travel to Papua New Guinea for the 8th FIFA U20 Women's World Cup on the same day. Coach Rolandson Odeh has to name replacements for Lilian Atule, Joy Bokiri and Yetunde Adeboyejo, while Edwin Okon will have to do without defender Patience Kalu.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201611040229.html

NFF, South Africa in discussions for Super
Falcons


The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s Technical and Development Committee chairman, Chris Green has disclosed to SportingLife that the Football House is making a last minute attempt to woo the Banyana Banyana of South Africa for the Super Falcons for a friendly tie ahead of the forthcoming 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations competition scheduled for Cameroon later this month.


The Super Falcons are the reigning champions
after winning the 11th edition held in Windhoek,
Namibia two years ago but NFF’s lean purse has
forced the senior women’s national team from
playing grade A friendly matches against their
potential rivals in Cameroon.


The team has played some matches against local sides in the country and even pipped Falconets, the national team U-20 side in a test game had on Thursday in Abuja through a Chioma Wogu’s solitary strike.


But Green in a chat with SportingLife revealed
that the NFF has begun negotiations with South Africa over a chance for a test duel before the start of hostilities in Cameroon but that it has not been confirmed.


He said the NFF is satisfied with the current spate of preparation of the Florence Omagbemi led Falcons and that the Football House is confident that the senior women’s national team won’t disappoint in Cameroon when the competition starts on November 19 through December 3.


Falcons, who have won the competition for record seven times (nine times overall) are gunning for an eighth title (10th title overall) from 12 attempts (14 attempts overall) and will face Mali (November 20), Ghana (November 23) and Kenya (November 26) in Group B and will play all their group matches at the Stade Municipal de Limbe in Limbe.


Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/nff-south-africa-discussions-super-falcons/

Super Falcons squad for the upcoming African Women Cup of Nations

Goalkeepers:
Ibubeleye Whyte, (Rivers Angels FC)
Alaba Jonathan, (Bayelsa Queens FC)
Rita Akarekor, (Delta Queens FC)

Defenders:
Faith Ikidi, Pitea IFF (Sweden)
Marvis Ohale, Rivers Angels FC
Onome Ebi, FC Minsk (Belarus)
Ngozi Ebere, PSG Ladies FC (France)
Evelyn Nwabuoku, Guingamp FC (France)
Ugo Njoku, (Rivers Angels FC)
Gladys Akpa, (Rivers Angels FC)

Midfielders:
Chioma Wogu, (Rivers Angels FC)
Rita Chikwelu, Umea Ik FE (Sweden)
Osarenoma Igbinovia (Bayelsa Queens)
Ijeoma Obi, Sunshine (Queens FC)
Halimatu Ayinde, Minsk FC (Belarus)
Ngozi Okobi Vittsjo FC (Sweden)

Forwards:
Asisat Oshoala, Arsenal Ladies FC (England)
Desire Oparanozie, Guingamp FC (France)
Esther Sunday, Trabzon FC (Turkey)
Francisca Ordega, Washington Spirit FC (USA)
Uchechi Sunday, Incheon Daeyko Women (Korea)


There are 9 home-based players in the squad, with Rivers Angels FC leading the way with 5 players.

That is the strongest possible squad Omagbemi could have named. The team is just too strong.

Coach Omagbemi will have to figure out the best formation to suit her players.
A 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3; or 3-4-3 with Ayinde deployed as the RWB

CFCman:
That is the strongest possible squad Omagbemi could have named. The team is just too strong.

Coach Omagbemi will have to figure out the best formation to suit her players.
A 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3; or 3-4-3 with Ayinde deployed as the RWB

Yeah, this is a great squad, though l believe somehow we have abandoned umotong, but then uchechi Sunday is up to the task. This team should retain the trophy, but l am not really concerned about the AWCON, since it's like our birthright.
l am rather concerned about our superfalcons showing their stuff to the world. In most cases at the world cup, we meet teams like USA and Sweden, while the likes of Cameroon are made to play Ecuador and Switzerland. Since we know we may never have an easy group in a FIFA world cup, we must look beyond Africa and up our game. I believe the time has come for us to rub shoulders with the likes of Japan and Germany, one major problem we have though is that we face few quality oppositions in Africa, that l believe is also changing fast for our good.

kilo4sure:

Yeah, this is a great squad, though l believe somehow we have abandoned umotong, but then uchechi Sunday is up to the task. This team should retain the trophy, but l am not really concerned about the AWCON, since it's like our birthright.
l am rather concerned about our superfalcons showing their stuff to the world. In most cases at the world cup, we meet teams like USA and Sweden, while the likes of Cameroon are made to play Ecuador and Switzerland. Since we know we may never have an easy group in a FIFA world cup, we must look beyond Africa and up our game. I believe the time has come for us to rub shoulders with the likes of Japan and Germany, one major problem we have though is that we face few quality oppositions in Africa, that l believe is also changing fast for our good.

Your last point is especially true. It's only the first 11 that can comfortably defeat any African team; the 'B' team struggles to put away the first team of other African countries.

I've called for the NFF to liase with the organizers of the Algarve cup to include the Super Falcons in the annual tournament. That tournament would help the team with regard to cohesion and tactical discipline.

RITA CHIKWELU CAPTAINS NIGERIA'S SUPER FALCONS TO WOMEN'S AFCON

Refiloe Jane of South Africa battles with
Nwabuoku Chiedu Evelyn of Nigeria during the 2014 African Women Championship Semi Final match between Nigeria and South Africa on the 22 October 2014 at Sam Nujoma Stadium

Sweden-based midfielder Rita Chikwelu will
captain Nigeria’s Super Falcons at the 2016
women’s AFCON in Cameroon.

Chikwelu has replaced Evelyn Nwabuoku, who
has been left out of the squad to Cameroon due
to injury.

Twenty-eight-year-old midfielder Chikwelu has
been a senior international since 2007.
Defending champions Nigeria will begin their title
defence on Sunday against Mali.


Kenya and Ghana are the other teams in their
qualifying group.

Nigeria’s Falcons beat Cameroon 2-0 to win the
championship two years ago in Namibia.


Source: http://africanfootball.com//news/664719/Rita-Chikwelu-captains-Nigerias-Falcons-to-womens-AFCON

AWCON 2016: Nigeria, Cameroon in war of
words

• We’ll retain our trophy –Omagbemi

•Title is ours on home soil – Lioness coach

AS the Africa Women Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend, Nigeria and host Cameroon are locked in a war of words over who wins the trophy this time around.


While Super Falcons coach Florence Omagbemi
has declared that her team is in Cameroon for the trophy and nothing less, coach of the Indomitable Lioness, Enow Ngachu is optimistic his side has what it takes to win the title on home soil.


Despite being the most successful team in the
tournament having won the cup nine times out of eleven with a lot expected of them as defending champions, the Falcons have said that they are not under pressure but will not make the mistake of underrating any opposition.



“Though as the defending champions, a lot is
expected from us, I don’t see it as a pressure
because every team coming to Cameroon would
want to have a go at us but we know remaining
at the top is never going to be easy,” Omagbemi
told Cafonline.


Cameroon on their part, have their eyes fixed on lifting the title in front of their home fans.
Cameroon coach Enow Ngachu told Cafonline.com that he has a team that had
improved massively over the last few years.

“In 2012, we finished third; 2014 we finished
second. Now we are in 2016. What next?
Finishing first of course! I believe in the ability of
my girls and I know definitely this year, adding to the advantage that we are playing at home we have some very good chance,” he said.

“There has been massive improvement in the
team and definitely we expect to do better. There are still a few things to do before the tournament and I believe we will firm up to be 100% ready,” the tactician added.


Apart from reaching the semi-finals in the last two tournaments, ‘Les Lionnes’, one of three teams together with Nigeria and South Africa are looking no further than the ultimate at home. The host are housed in Group A alongside Egypt, South Africa and Zimbabwe.


“Every team that has qualified for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is strong. We cannot underrate anyone. I am expecting very tough matches against all our opponents. I can’t pick up one and say we will look out for them,” Ngachu offered.


“We need to take a match at a time and give our best. We are banking on the home support and we can’t afford to let them down,” he concluded.


Meanwhile, the representative of the Governor of the Littoral region, Mr Etienne Ludovic Ngbwa
received Falcons players and officials on arrival at the Douala International Airport, Wednesday
night.


He welcomed the reigning African champions
with these words: “I am here to bring the goodwill message of the Governor to you. To welcome the Nigerian contingent to Cameroon and wish the team a successful outing at the Women AFCON.”



Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/awcon-2016-nigeria-cameroon-in-war-of-words/

A Nigerian woman, Mimisen Iyorhe, is among the Assistant Referees named by CAF for the AWCON

Aluko, Umotong Named Best Strikers In England; Arsenal, Millwall & Watford Nigerian Stars Miss Out

Iniabasi Umotong

Two players of Nigerian descent Eniola Aluko and Ini Umotong picked up individual awards at
the FA Women’s Super League end of season awards held on Friday, November 18.


Nigeria international striker Umotong won the FAWSL 2 Players’ Player of the Year award
plus the Golden Boot after netting 13 goals in 17 appearances for Oxford United Women.


Chelsea star Eniola Aluko won the Golden Boot for the FAWSL courtesy of her 9 goals from 16 games over the course of the 2016 season.


The Three Lionesses attacker was not physically
present to receive the award because she
traveled to Uganda to give a speech.


Asisat Oshoala (Arsenal), Adekite Fatuga-Dada
(Watford Ladies), Rinsola Babajide (Millwall
Lionesses) are the other players of Nigerian
descent who represent clubs in the WSL 1 and
WSL 2.

Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=21132

The Super Falcons have scored a record 191 goals in 57 AWCON matches. 144 of those goals were scored in the current format of the competition.

The team has conceded only 26 goals.

OMAGBEMI'S WINNING MENTALITY WILL
INSPIRE SUPER FALCONS, SAYS MMADU

The ex-international has backed her former
teammate to lead the country's women national
side to success in Cameroon

Ex-international Maureen Mmadu believes the
never-lose-attitude of Florence Omagbemi will
inspire the country's women side to 2016 African
Women's Cup of Nations success in Cameroon .

Although she lamented lack of quality preparatory
games, Mmadu urged the Super Falcons to give
their best to retain the continental crown but
urged the NFF to motivate the girls to success.

"I think they have a good coach in Florence
Omagbemi," Mmadu said on Channels TV.

"She was my teammate and captain, I know she
is a winner and a good fighter, she doesn't like to
lose.

"I know her very well and expect her winning
spirit to help the girls. We have to put our
country first so that we retain the trophy.

"It is sad they could not get international
friendlies like we had in our days but whether we
get a foreign tour or not, what matter now is we
getting our acts together to prove we are still the
best in Africa. "


"I believe they will do well with Omagbemi and
the rest in charge of the team but I hope the
Nigeria Football Federation give them the right
motivation they need to succeed," she continued.


"I remember what happened to us when we were
playing in South Africa, we were given meals that
gave us concussion and we had a running
stomach.

"I will appeal to the NFF to provide the players
some local meals in their semi-final and final
games because I know they will be in the final.

"We have to go there and do our best and not
being over confident because no team is will be a
push over. We have to go and fight to win the
tournament again."


Source: http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/7255/african-women-championship/2016/11/20/29669152/omagbemis-winning-mentality-will-inspire-super-falcons-says

Phew i found the thread. Glad to see Super Sunday starting been a long time coming.

This isn't going to be fair. I have seen enough give them the trophy.

BascoVanVeli:
This isn't going to be fair. I have seen enough give them the trophy.

Mali could end up conceding 6 goals today

I shudder to think of Kenya's fate in the hands of the Super Falcons

The Super Falcons next match is on Wednesday against Ghana at 4pm Nigerian time

CFCman:
Mali could end up conceding 6 goals today
I shudder to think of Kenya's fate in the hands of the Super Falcons

LOL Oshoala could have 6 by her self.