The Super Falcons had on Tuesday defeated their counterparts from Senegal, the Terenga Lioness, by 2-0 to qualify for the AWCON.
By the win, the Falcons had a 3-1 edge over the Terenga Lioness after the first leg ended 1-1
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Umotong made her international debut in March last year, but did not feature for Nigeria after being named in their squad for the 2015 World Cup in Canada
Pinnick further disclosed that the NFF have yet to hire a foreign coach for the country’s women’s team because a company that was ready to offset the salaries of such a coach almost went bankrupt
Desire Oparanozie’s first half brace quelled the resistance of the East Africans before banging in the third goal late in the second half.
The match was played in Bata, Equatorial Guinea
NFF President Amaju Pinnick has charged the Super Falcons and the U-23 boys to do the nation proud as…
The winner of both legs will square up against African champions, Nigeria, for a slot at the Games, scheduled for July 11 to 21
The World football governing body on Monday announced that the tournament’s prize money has been doubled from the previous tournament
The Falcons defeated the Les Lionesses 2-0 in the final at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, with goals from Desire Oparanozie and Asisat Oshoala, indisputably the two best players of the competition
The decision of CAF to stop the Falcons from playing the match was as a result of the ruling of a Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, which set aside the September 30, 2014 election that brought in the Amaju Pinnick-led Board of the Nigeria Football Federation
The draw for the final tournament is scheduled for the Namibian capital, Windhoek, at 7pm local time (5pm in Nigeria)
Asisat Oshoala, however, opened scoring in the 37th minute with a volley from inside the box, while Desire Oparanozie set up Oshoala three minutes later for the second goal
Cameroon’s contingent of 18 players and 14 officials will arrive in Lagos on Saturday evening aboard an Arik Air flight from Douala and fly to Abuja on Sunday morning
Okon believes that Cameroon will hopefully give the Falcons a tough test they need to face Rwanda, adding that if they beat the Cameroonians, then it means they can beat the Rwandans
Both teams were due to square off in a qualifying duel in February but Sierra Leone’s voluntary exit means the Falcons will now have to wait for the winner of the fixture between Kenya and Rwanda to know their final round opponents
The statement quoted the Acting General-Secretary, Emmanuel Ikpeme, as saying that the committee made the recommendation, pending the ratification of the NFA Executive Committee
“There are things we are lacking and I want to go back and help my country with my experience playing and coaching