Nigeria’s Senior Women Football Team, Super Falcons, will on Monday fly to Banjul, capital of Gambia, for the first leg of their 2018 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Gambia Senior Women Team.
The Gambians defeated Burkina Faso in the earlier round as Cup holders and eight-time champions Nigeria drew bye.
They have picked June 6 for the opening leg of the fixture and the Independence Stadium in Bakau is venue.
Nigeria Football Federation’s Head of Women’s Football, Ruth David, told thenff.com that the Falcons’ delegation will fly aboard an Air Peace aircraft from Lagos on Monday morning to arrive Banjul by 11am.
The team left Abuja for Lagos on Sunday night.
The return leg will take place at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on June 11.
The fixture is the last qualifying round for the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Ghana later in the year.
Nigeria’s 20 players for Gambia are Osarenoma Igbinovia, Joy Jegede, Christy Ohiaeriaku, Amarachi Okoronkwo, Tochukwu Oluehi, Glory Ogbonna, Josephine Chukwunonye, Ngozi Ebere, Anam Imo, Alaba Jonathan, Esther Sunday.
Others are Onome Ebi, Faith Michael, Halimat Ayinde, Ngozi Okobi, Chinaza Uchendu, Asisat Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie, Francisca Ordega and Christy Ucheibe.
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