Coach Thomas Dennerby has assured that the eight-time continental champions will field their full strength against the fellow West Africans, who eliminated Burkina Faso’s senior girls to reach the final round of the qualifying race.
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An Air Peace airline flight conveying the team from Lagos landed in Banjul at just after 11am Gambia time (12 noon Nigeria time).
The Gambians defeated Burkina Faso in the earlier round as Cup holders and eight-time champions Nigeria drew bye.
He said: “When you start away, it is always good to come back home with clean sheet and win the game. So, if we can do that in an away game, we will have advantage to handle the game at home.”
Both teams resumed camp last month in Abuja in preparation for their various continental assignments and used the game as a test match ahead of the events.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team has already opened camp about two weeks ago in Abuja with home-based players for the fixture against The Gambia.
NAN reports that the Gambians will host the first leg of the qualifiers in Banjul on June 5 and the home fixture will be held in Nigeria on June 11.
The federation, in a statement in Abuja by its Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said the senior women national team’s qualifying fixture is against Gambia.
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has called up 26 players, including overseas-based defender Ngozi Ebere, to resume camp at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja on Thursday.
It was new Swedish coach, Thomas Dennerby’s first game with the main team of the Super Falcons.
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby, who had been in France three days before the contingent landed, welcomed the players and officials to the Mercure Le Mans Centre hotel in company of his assistant, Jorgen Petersson.
Omidiji, who plays for Dutch topflight side S.B.V Excelsior disclosed this on her twitter handle @vegas2nl on Tuesday.
A statement on the NFF’s website says the eight time African champions will be up against their French counterparts at the Stade MMArena in the city of Le Mans, France.
Ruth David, Head of Women Football Unit in the Nigeria Football Federation, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Ebi told the News Agency of Nigeria she had for long eyed playing in the Chinese football league and was glad to have now exploited the opportunity.
Fatoumata Diarra put the Malians ahead after only 10 minutes but Chinaza Uchendu’s brace, in the 13th and 39th minutes, pulled Nigeria in front and there was to be no more goal in the encounter until the final whistle
The eight-time African champions’ march to the final was halted by Ghana’s Black Queens on Thursday, after the Queens prevailed through the lottery of penalty shootout following an entertaining 1-1 draw at the Treichville Stadium.
The winger beat Leicester City midfielder, Wilfried Ndidi, and Lobi Stars forward, Anthony Okpotu, in the Nigeria Football Federation best players award held in Lagos
The first goal came 19 minutes into the game when the striker connected Glory Ogbonna’s cross from a corner beyond Senegal’s goalkeeper Ouleye Dieye
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Falcons are in the West African country for the 2018 WAFU Cup of Nations tournament which begins on Wednesday.