The American gaffer is at loggerheads with his employers few days to the kick off of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
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This coming ahead of the Super Falcons ppening game against Canada on July 21, 2023.
This coming ahead of the Super Falcons ppening game against Canada on July 21, 2023.
FIFA Women World Cup is scheduled to take place over a period of one month, starting from July 20 to August 20.
The dinner is coming ahead of the team’s departure from the country to participate in the 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The NFF Board gave the charge to the Super Falcons after its meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on Wednesday.
The side had drawn bye in the first round as one of the seven seeded teams based on their ranking on the continent.
Spain-based forward Rasheedat Ajibade missed narrowly with a left-footed shot in the 21st minute, but there was no stopping the inspired Ebi 13 minutes later as she nodded in a cross by Toni Payne.
Goals by Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala steered the nine-time African champions past Haiti in Antalya on Thursday.
Returnee markswoman Asisat Oshoala had already seen her simple tap-in disallowed in the 22nd minute.
A statement issued Monday by Toyin Ibitoye, Special Assistant, Media, to Dare, quoted him as saying this while mourning the death of the coach.
He was aged 78.
The match, played at the Leon Stadium, late Tuesday night, saw Esther Okoronkwo scoring from a close range in the 42nd minute.
The game played at the Leon Stadium was part of their preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in August.
The football association praised the wisdom behind getting the Super Falcons into the preparatory tourney.
The Super Falcons got a spot in the mundial after defeating Cameroon’s Lionesses in the quarter finals of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco last summer, with Rasheedat Ajibade scoring the crucial goal to earn a semi-final spot and the ticket to Australia/New Zealand. It meant the Falcons have made through to all editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup – a record shared with only six other teams globally.
She was reacting to a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation that she played only 52 official matches.
Regular skipper Onome Ebi is recovering from injury sustained at the Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in July.
The delegation of Super Falcons, which left Nigeria on Friday, has arrived in the Japanese town of Kobe, where they take on 2011 world champions Japan at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe on Thursday, 6th October. The date falls within one of the FIFA Women International Windows for this year.
The highly talked about friendly took place at the Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday.