Waldrum Invites Oshoala, Ordega, Ajibade , 20 Others For Turkish Women’s Cup

Reigning African champions Nigeria will land in Antalya on Monday to participate in the fifth edition of the Turkish Women’s Cup taking place 15th – 24th February.

It is the first run-out for the Super Falcons, who reached the Round of 16 at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France in the summer of 2019, since being shockingly edged out of the race for the Tokyo Olympics by Cote d’Ivoire penultimate autumn.

It is also the first call of new Head Coach, American Randy Waldrum, with the squad he is expected to mould into credible competitors for honours at global level.

Ukraine, Serbia, India, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan and Equatorial Guinea are among teams confirmed so far for the 10-day tourney, though Tokyo Olympics-bound Zambia have pulled out for undisclosed reasons.

Nine-time African champions Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional have been lumped into the same pool alongside Uzbekistan, with the Guineans handed an opportunity to address a 6-0 spanking by the Nigerians in the group phase of the 2018 Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.

Also known as the Alanya Gold City Cup, the tournament ranks as one of the more notable events on the women’s football calendar worldwide.

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The Falcons will aim to become the first African side to triumph at the tournament, following the third pplace finish by Ghana’s Black Queens last year. Chile won the trophy with Hungary as runner-up.

Poland (2017) and France (2018 and 2019) are the other previous winners of the Alanya Gold City Cup.

Nigeria’s Head Coach Waldrum has invited 23 players, mostly from the group that reached the Round of 16 at the World Cup in France, including goalkeepers Tochukwu Oluehi and Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Onome Ebi and Chidinma Okeke, midfielders Rita Chikwelu, Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene and Halimatu Ayinde, and forwards Gift Monday, Rasheedat Ajibade and Asisat Oshoala.

23 FALCONS FOR ALANYA GOLD CITY CUP

Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (C.D. Pozoalbense, Spain); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Edo Queens)

Defenders: Onome Ebi; Glory Ogbonna (Edo Queens); Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain); Mariam Ibrahim (Nasarawa Amazons); Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain); Habeebat Akinwande (FC Robo)

Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Esther Sunday (ALG SPOR, Turkey); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna, Sweden); Antoinette Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna, Sweden); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Patricia George (Sands FC, Germany)

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain); Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Francisca Ordega; Chinwendu Ihezuo; Gift Monday (FC Robo); Charity Adule (SD Eibar, Spain)

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deo 5 hours ago
And thus the journey begins. Head Coach, American Randy Waldrum has inherited a team that are the current African Champions and World Cup second rounders. The brand of football under Thomas Dennerby wasn’t always convincingly effective. He managed to win the Afcon by the skin of his girl’s teeth and had others to thank for Super Falcons scraping through to the world cup round of 16 (where his girls were soundly spanked by Germany).

I will be interested to see what Head Coach, American Randy Waldrum has to offer starting with this Turkey Invitational tournament.

It is nice to see dashing winger Esther Sunday back in the fold. But I wonder if she still has the firepower of 7 years ago in her feet.

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Omo9ja 1 second ago
@Deo, can you please rephrase that?

Coach Thomas Dennerby wasn’t always convincingly effective. He managed to win the Afcon title but Oga Rohr that is elegant won Bronze?

How many months he spends with the team?

He managed Super Falcons to win the Afcon and he did his best at the world cup within the short of period.

He took Ajibade to the world cup and used in one of the matches we played.

However, compared to Oga Rohr that refused to use Simy, Onyekuru and other. Come on deo.

TB “scraping through to the world cup round of 16” while Mr. Failed to getting out of the group and Argentina knocked Nigeria out of the tournament and Nigerians eyes opened wella.

Now, can you tell me my dear Deo, who would you called the hero between TB GR?

Our world class coach still expecting Ighalo to do wonders while we have young talented strikers available?

I have no time to talk today. Ire o. God bless Nigeria!!!

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Collins id 4 hours ago
The super falcons lack good midfielders like the super eagles. Since the retirement of pepetua nkocha, kikolome ajayi, and stella mbachu our midfield is nolonger solid. I will advice the new coach to balance the midfield by drafting ordega into the number ten role while the likes of okobi and chikwelu should pair behind her in the midfield, to allow ajibade and kanu operates from the wings while oshoala strikes upfront. Dernerby failed to recorgnice that ordega have the strenght, experience and skills to join ngozi and chikwelu in that midfield, the midfield was the problem of that wcup team, the defends and attack was good enough but the midfield needs seriouse improvement. The likes of mary ajayi and cortney dike should come back to the team.

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deo 4 hours ago
Wow, very sweet and succinct contribution Collins. Thanks so much.

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Collins id 4 hours ago
@deo. Thanks bro, its a pleasure

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