Super Falcons Assistant Coach, Ann Chiejine, has declared unequivocally that there would be no permanent or automatic jerseys in the team.
Chiejine stated that the team is shaping up with all home-based players already in camp while the foreign-based players are expected.
She said: “They are responding to training.
“Despite the fact that we just started full training on Monday, I am very sure that within a little time, they will be able to get there.
“Despite the fact that the league season has not been on, I am happy about the response of the players to the training programme.
“The way they are putting everything they have into the training sessions, I feel with time they will be able to get to where we want them to be.”
The former Falcons’ number one opined that there is still more than enough time before the team’s qualifying matches to work with the team.
She said: “We have about a month before the first match in the qualification series and with all that we are teaching them right now, they’ll be able to cope before that time.”
Chiejine however sounded a note of warning to all players that selection would be on merit as there would be no guarantees of starting shirts no matter what past reputations they have.
She said: “We spoke with the Head Coach and we all agreed to make it an open contest.
“It’s a new set of technical crew.
“No permanent jersey for anybody.
“You’ll have to come and fight for a jersey.
“We have 27 home-based, players while we are waiting for the professionals to come.
“So, when they come, they’ll have to fight to get their jersey.
“This is why we are trying to see how we can blend the young, the old and the new together.”
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