African Women Player of the Year and Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala tops the provisional list of 25 players invited by Nigeria women’s national team coach Randy Waldrum for next month’s “2021 WNT Summer Series”, to be hosted by US Soccer between 10 and 16 June 2021.
The reigning African champions Nigeria will open their account on 10 June against Jamaica at the BBVA Stadium, to be followed by facing Portugal at the same venue three days later. The Super Falcons will conclude the series by facing hosts USA at the brand new Q2 Stadium in Austin on 16 June.
The Super Falcons’ American coach is expected to drop two players before leading a list of 23 to the United States, for what would be his second major outing with Nigeria after leading them to win the Turkish Women’s Cup in Antalya last February.
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Waldrum underlined the importance of the US trip as part of his side’s preparations for the forthcoming 2022 Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, which has pitched the nine-time continental champions in a tricky first round cash against regional rivals, Black Queens of Ghana.
“The Summer Series is an interesting event and the teams featuring are of very high quality. It is a great prospect for us as we continue to build ahead of the qualifying games for next year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations,” the former Trinidad & Tobago coach noted.
The list included along with Oshoala veteran defender Onome Ebi, young goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, midfielder Halimatu Ayinde and forward Rasheedat Ajibade as well as 10 home-based players.
Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (CD Pozoalbense, Spain); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Inyene Etim (Abia Angels FC)
Defenders: Onome Ebi (Minsk FC, Belarus); Gloria Ogbonna (Edo Queens FC); Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain); Oluwatosin Dimehin (Sunshine Queens FC); Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain); Abidemi Ibe (Bayelsa Queens FC); Patricia George (Sands FC, Germany); Esther Ogbonna (Sunshine Queens FC)
Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden); Celine Ottah (Bayelsa Queens FC); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden); Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Amanda Mbadi (Bayelsa Queens FC)
Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain); Vivian Ikechukwu (Rivers Angels FC); Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings FC, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid FC, Spain); Francisca Ordega (Levante FC, Spain); Gift Monday (FC Robo Queens); Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens FC); Charity Adule (SD Eibars FC, Spain)
Source: cafonline.com