A tweet on South Africa’s official handle on Thursday said Refiloe who played all the matches at the tournament left for Australia to return to her new club Canberra United.
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Nigeria’s senior female team are billed to confront the Bayana Bayana of South Africa on Saturday in Accra.
The President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, made the pledge when he met with the players and officials at the AH Hotel, Accra on Thursday, as he delivered the good wishes of President Muhammadu Buhari and the football-loving populace of Nigeria to the Cup holders.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that holders Nigeria beat Cameroon 4-2 on penalties to reach the final and also pick the first of three tickets to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, France 2019.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has praised Nigeria’s Super Falcons for picking one of the two 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tickets billed for France.
The World football governing body, FIFA, has congratulated Super Falcons on their qualification for the 2019 Women World Cup in France.
The Thomas Dennerby-girls punched their World Cup ticket courtesy a 4-2 penalty win over Cameroon after 120 minutes of action failed to produce any goals.
Nigeria are not expecting anything from Tuesday’s semi final clash with Cameroon except victory and a place in the Final of the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations, according to Head Coach Thomas Dennerby.
Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, says engaging local coaches to handle national teams would enhance the performance of local players as well as national league.
Asisat Oshoala scored a hat-trick while Francisca Ordega, Desire Oparanozie and Rita Chikwelu pulled one goal each to set up a semi – final match-up against Cameroon’s Lionesses.
Desire Oparanozie signaled it would be another day of several misses when she poorly hit the ball with only the goalkeeper to beat after two minutes.
Ahead of the Super Falcons’ crucial match against Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, Head Coach Thomas Dennerby says the Cup holders will do everything possible to secure one of the two semifinal spots.
Okobi said she has full confidence in her team mates.
Falode said: “I have often said that the league is the engine room of every National Team, whether male or female.
Ebi spoke as the Falcons continue their quest to lift the cup in Ghana.
The Falcons beat Zambia 4-0 on Wednesday in Cape Coast to return to contention at the tournament in Ghana
The defending champions, who lost their opening match on Sunday, bounced back into contention with an emphatic win which sent them to the top of the group’s table, at least temporarily.
Cup holders, Super Falcons of Nigeria shot back to contention at the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations after a 4-0 thrashing of Group leaders Shepolopolo of Zambia in Cape Coast.
The coach made this known in a conference ahead of the team’s game against Zambia on Wednesday at the ongoing 2018 AWCON in Ghana.
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has expressed belief in the Super Falcons to assume the mien of true champions and overpower Zambia and Equatorial Guinea to reach the semi finals of the ongoing 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.