UPDATED : Pitea IF Defender Faith Ikidi, KIF Orebro Striker Sarah Michael Handed Nigeria Recall
Published: June 30, 2015Caretaker coach of the Super Falcons, Christopher Danjuma aka Kurungu has named veteran goalkeeper Precious Dede in the pool of players invited for the second round of the Olympic Games qualifier against Equatorial Guinea.
The trio of Faith Ikidi, Sarah Michael and Tochukwu Oluehi were all handed recalls to the team for the two-legged qualifiers.
There were no places for the quartet of in-form Sunday Uchechi, Ishola Tawa, Ogonna Chukwudi and Ijeoma Obi.
The 35 invited players and are expected to report to camp on Wednesday in Abuja before they fly to Port Harcourt where they will play Equatorial Guinea.
The invited foreign-based professionals are Minsk star Onome Ebi, Washington Spirit forward Francisca Ordega, Pitea IF defender Faith Ikidi, Guingamp striker Desire Oparanozie, Liverpool attacker Asisat Oshoala, team captain Evelyn Nwabuoku and Sarah Michael who stars for KIF Orebro.
Other foreign based professionals that were invited to the squad are Washington Spirits new signings, Ngozi Okobi and Josephine Chukwunonye.
Another US based player invited to the team is Halimatu Ayinde.
Former Falconets goalkeeper Oluehi Tochukwu, Ibubeleye Whyte, Ohale Osinachi, Osas Igbinovia, Yetunde Adeboyejo, Loveth Ayila, Chisom Henry and Mariam Ibrahim are some of the home - based players that made the roster.
“I know it is a big task that has been bestowed on me and my assistants and by the grace of God, we shall conquer. We are going to face them squarely and get the result that will make the return a mere formality,”he stated.
Kurungu’s first assignment will be against Equatorial Guinea, which comes up in Port Harcourt on Saturday, 18th July.
Nigeria Squad
Faith Ikidi (Pitea IF, Sweden); Onome Ebi (FK Minsk, Belarus); Osinachi Ohale (Rivers Angels); Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Precious Dede (Ibom Queens); Tochukwu Oluehi (Bayelsa Queens); Ibubeleye Whyte (Rivers Angels); Sandra Chiichii (Bayelsa Queens); Charity John (Rivers Angels); Joy Jegede (Delta Queens); Mariam Ibrahim (Nasarawa Amazons); Halimat Ayinde (Delta Queens); Ngozi Ebere (Rivers Angels); Onyinyechi Ohadugha (Rivers Angels); Esther Sunday (FK Minsk, Belarus); Chisom Henry (Sunshine Queens); Cecilia Nku (Rivers Angels); Desire Oparanozie (En Avant de Guingamp, France); Josephine Chukwunonye (Rivers Angels); Asisat Oshoala (Liverpool Ladies, England); Ngozi Okobi (Delta Queens); Evelyn Nwabuoku (BIIK Kazygurt, Kazakhstan); Gladys Akpa (Sunshine Queens); Alheri Jummai Ayuba (Adamawa Queens); Ginika Ike (Confluence Queens); Sherifat Sahid (Sunshine Queens); Osarenoma Igbinovia (Bayelsa Queens); Blessing Edoho (Pelican Stars); Yetunde Adeboyejo (Bayelsa Queens); Winifred Eyebhoria (Nasarawa Amazons); Ebere Okoye (Nasarawa Amazons); Sarah Michael (Kif Orebro, Sweden); Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Loveth Ayila (Rivers Angels); Chioma Nwogu (Confluence Queens)
Photo Credit: privat.bahnhof.se
The trio of Faith Ikidi, Sarah Michael and Tochukwu Oluehi were all handed recalls to the team for the two-legged qualifiers.
There were no places for the quartet of in-form Sunday Uchechi, Ishola Tawa, Ogonna Chukwudi and Ijeoma Obi.
The 35 invited players and are expected to report to camp on Wednesday in Abuja before they fly to Port Harcourt where they will play Equatorial Guinea.
The invited foreign-based professionals are Minsk star Onome Ebi, Washington Spirit forward Francisca Ordega, Pitea IF defender Faith Ikidi, Guingamp striker Desire Oparanozie, Liverpool attacker Asisat Oshoala, team captain Evelyn Nwabuoku and Sarah Michael who stars for KIF Orebro.
Other foreign based professionals that were invited to the squad are Washington Spirits new signings, Ngozi Okobi and Josephine Chukwunonye.
Another US based player invited to the team is Halimatu Ayinde.
Former Falconets goalkeeper Oluehi Tochukwu, Ibubeleye Whyte, Ohale Osinachi, Osas Igbinovia, Yetunde Adeboyejo, Loveth Ayila, Chisom Henry and Mariam Ibrahim are some of the home - based players that made the roster.
“I know it is a big task that has been bestowed on me and my assistants and by the grace of God, we shall conquer. We are going to face them squarely and get the result that will make the return a mere formality,”he stated.
Kurungu’s first assignment will be against Equatorial Guinea, which comes up in Port Harcourt on Saturday, 18th July.
Nigeria Squad
Faith Ikidi (Pitea IF, Sweden); Onome Ebi (FK Minsk, Belarus); Osinachi Ohale (Rivers Angels); Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Precious Dede (Ibom Queens); Tochukwu Oluehi (Bayelsa Queens); Ibubeleye Whyte (Rivers Angels); Sandra Chiichii (Bayelsa Queens); Charity John (Rivers Angels); Joy Jegede (Delta Queens); Mariam Ibrahim (Nasarawa Amazons); Halimat Ayinde (Delta Queens); Ngozi Ebere (Rivers Angels); Onyinyechi Ohadugha (Rivers Angels); Esther Sunday (FK Minsk, Belarus); Chisom Henry (Sunshine Queens); Cecilia Nku (Rivers Angels); Desire Oparanozie (En Avant de Guingamp, France); Josephine Chukwunonye (Rivers Angels); Asisat Oshoala (Liverpool Ladies, England); Ngozi Okobi (Delta Queens); Evelyn Nwabuoku (BIIK Kazygurt, Kazakhstan); Gladys Akpa (Sunshine Queens); Alheri Jummai Ayuba (Adamawa Queens); Ginika Ike (Confluence Queens); Sherifat Sahid (Sunshine Queens); Osarenoma Igbinovia (Bayelsa Queens); Blessing Edoho (Pelican Stars); Yetunde Adeboyejo (Bayelsa Queens); Winifred Eyebhoria (Nasarawa Amazons); Ebere Okoye (Nasarawa Amazons); Sarah Michael (Kif Orebro, Sweden); Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Loveth Ayila (Rivers Angels); Chioma Nwogu (Confluence Queens)
Photo Credit: privat.bahnhof.se
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