Super Falcons Open Camp For Cote d’Ivoire

Ahead of the second round of the African qualifying series of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football tournament, a total of 30 home-based professionals have arrived at the Super Falcons’ camp in Abuja yesterday to kick-start preparations for the clash with their Cote d’Ivoire counterpart.
Seven overseas-based professionals will join the group before the trip to Abidjan for the first leg.
Already, FIFA has directed that both legs of the qualifying fixture must be concluded between September 30 and October 8, 2019.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has already picked Sunday, October 6 for the return leg match, slated for Agege Stadium, Lagos. The venue hosted the return leg of Nigeria/Algeria in the earlier round, with the Falcons winning by a lone goal to push out the Algerians on a 3-0 aggregate.
Cote d’Ivoire also emerged 3-0 aggregate winners, eliminating Mali from the series to set up a clash with nine–time African champions Nigeria.
Asisat Oshoala, scorer of the lone goal against Algeria in Lagos on September 3, heads the list of the overseas-based professionals that also includes defenders Osinachi Ohale and Chidinma Okeke, midfielders Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene and Chinaza Uchendu, and forwards Francisca Ordega and Rasheedat Ajibade. Midfielder Osarenoma Igbinovia heads the list of 30 home-based professionals.