OSHOALA, SIX FOREIGN BASED PLAYERS NAMED IN FALCONs FINAL SQUAD FOR 2014 AWC Adidas Golden Ball and Golden Boot winner at the last FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, Asisat Oshoala has been named in Nigeria’s final 21-woman squad to the 2014 African Women’s Championship in Namibia. Oshoala has been rewarded by Super Falcons coach Edwin Okon with a place in the senior national team following her exploits in Canada where she scored seven goals as the Super Falconets finished runners-up for the second time in four years. Also named in the squad are France-based striker Desire Oparanozie, FK Minsk duo Onome Ebi and Esther Sunday as well as veteran forwards Perpetua Nkwocha, Stella Mbachu and goalkeeper Precious Dede. In all, Rivers Angels have the most players in the squad with 10 players while six players are foreign-based. The AWC will hold from October 11 to 25 with the Super Falcons drawn in Group A alongside host nation Namibia as well as Zambia and Cote D’Ivoire; that beat defending champions Equatorial Guinea in the final qualifying round. Nigeria will be out to win a record seventh title and put behind her worst AWC campaign, which saw the Falcons finish fourth in 2012 after losing to eventual champions Equatorial Guinea in the semi-final and Cameroun in the third place play-off. Meanwhile the nations that make it to the semi-final stage will represent Africa at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicking off June 6 in Canada. Nigeria’s AWC Squad Goalkeepers: Precious Dede (Ibom Queens) Ibubeleye White (Rivers Angels) Christy Ohieriaku (Oshogbo Queens). Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Houston Dash, United States), Josephine Chukwunonye Onome Ebi (FK Minsk, Belarus) Ngozi Ebere (Rivers Angels) Ugochi Njoku (Rivers Angels) Gloria Ofoegbu (Rivers Angels) Midfielders: Evelyn Nwabuoko (Rivers Angels) Onyinyechi Ohadugha (Rivers Angels) Gloria Iroka (Rivers Angels) Cecilia Nku (Rivers Angels) Ayinde Halimat (Delta Queens) Ngozi Okobi (Delta Queens) Strikers: Desire Oparanozie (En Avent Guingamp, France) Perpetua Nkwocha (Sunnanå SK, Sweden), Esther Sunday (FK Minsk, Belarus) Asisat Oshoala (Rivers Angels) Stella Mbachu (Rivers Angels), Francisca Ordega (Pitea IFF, Sweden) Coach: Edwin Okon
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:12:47 +0000
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