Super Falcons fly out to Toronto

Nigeria’s senior women national team, the Super Falcons, will depart the country on Tuesday night to Canada for the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals.

The contingent will fly out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja aboard an Air France aircraft at midnight, and arrive in Paris on Wednesday morning before connecting another flight to Toronto, Canada.

Coach Edwin Okon and 10 other officials will travel with 26 players, and two others – captain Evelyn Nwabuoku and forward Francesca Ordega – will join the team at the training camp in Toronto.

On Sunday, Okon dropped Chisom Henry, Yetunde Adeboyejo, Chioma Wogu, Onyinyechi Okeke, Gladys Akpa, Ramatu Abdulkarim, Winifred Eyebhokia and Chinaza Uchendu from the squad.

The Falcons have played in all previous editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, reaching the quarter -finals in United States of America in 1999.

The seven-time African Women’s Champions will play Canada in an international friendly on May 25th in Toronto.

After the match, Okon will name his 23-woman squad to represent Nigeria at the finals.

The Super Falcons play Sweden in their first match in Winnipeg on June 8, with other matches against Australia (also in Winnipeg) and USA (in Vancouver) to come in Group D.

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place in Canada from June 6th to July 5th.

THE SQUAD TO CANADA  

Goalkeepers

Precious Dede, Ibubeleye Whyte, Christy Ohaeriaku, Sandra Chii Chii

Defenders

Onome Ebi, Osinachi Ohale, Josephine Chukwunonye, Ngozi Ebere, Blessing Edoho, Sarah Nnodim, Mariam Ibrahim, Ugo Njoku

Midfielders

Evelyn Nwabuoku, Onyinyechi Ohadugha, Halimatu Ayinde, Cecilia Nku, Ngozi Okobi

Forwards

Esther Sunday, Loveth Ayila, Chiwendu Ihezuo, Desire Oparanozie, Asisat Oshoala, Francisca Ordega, Iniabasi Umotong, Courtney Dike