Waldrum Picks Ebi, Oshoala, 21 Others For Revelation Cup In Mexico

Head Coach Randy Waldrum has referred to as up 23 gamers of Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons for subsequent month’s Revelation Cup Event to be staged in Leon, Mexico Metropolis, amongst them Captain Onome Ebi, Spain-based ahead Asisat Oshoala and long-time primary goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Hosts Mexico, Nigeria, Costa Rica and Colombia are the taking part groups on the match within the State of Guanajuato, with matches between fifteenth – twenty first February, and with the target of making ready the contestants for the ninth FIFA Ladies’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand this summer season.

9 -time African champions Nigeria will play their first recreation of the match in opposition to hosts Mexico beginning at 4pm Mexico time (10pm Nigeria time) on Wednesday, fifteenth February, three hours after the opening match between Costa Rica and Colombia.

On Saturday, 18th February, the Falcons can be up in opposition to Colombia at 1pm Mexico time (7pm Nigeria time), earlier than Costa Rica sq. up in opposition to the host nation.

Costa Rica can be Nigeria’s final opponents, each groups locking horns as from 5pm Mexico time (11pm Nigeria time) on Tuesday twenty first February, earlier than hosts Mexico and Colombia draw the curtain on the four-nation tourney.

Nigeria’s delegation to the match will depart the nation’s shores on Saturday, eleventh February.

The Tremendous Falcons will deal with co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada and debutants Republic of Eire at what would be the greatest FIFA Ladies’s World Cup finals ever, this summer season in Australia and New Zealand.

ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Yewande Balogun (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Defenders: Onome Ebi (Levante Las Planas (Spain); Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain); Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester Metropolis, England); Glory Ogbonna (ALG Spor, Turkey); Rofiat Imuran (Stade de Reims, France); Michelle Alozie (Houston Sprint, USA); Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France); Akudo Ogbonna (Rivers Angels)

Midfielders: Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosengard, Sweden); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Jennifer Echegini (Florida State College, USA); Regina Otu (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona Femenin, Spain); Esther Okoronkwo (AS Saint-Etienne, France); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Rayadas Monterrey, Mexico); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico)

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