Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons, nine-time African champions, have begun arriving in Angers, France, forward of Saturday’s eagerly awaited worldwide pleasant towards Les Bleues, Soccernet.ng report.
Gamers and officers touched down on Wednesday morning as preparations intensify for the high-profile encounter.
This assembly between France and Nigeria in Angers is the second time the 2 groups will face off in a pleasant.
The primary assembly in April 2018 led to disappointment for the Falcons, who suffered an 8-0 loss in freezing situations at Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans.
Among the many key occasions of that match had been a hat-trick from Valérie Gauvin and an personal objective by Religion Ikidi-Michael.
Solely goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, now enjoying in France, and Mexico-based defender Osinachi Ohale stay from that squad.
Regardless of that setback, aggressive conferences between the 2 nations have been a lot nearer. Within the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup, the Falcons narrowly misplaced by a single objective in each 2011 (in Germany) and 2019 (at Roazhon Park, France).
This pleasant is a part of Nigeria’s preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the place the Tremendous Falcons will goal to reclaim their continental crown from reigning champion, South Africa.
The previous African champions claimed two wins towards Algeria in November and simply days in the past realized their Ladies’s AFCON group stage opponents — Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana.
Saturday’s match kicks off at 9:30 pm native time, the identical as in Nigeria. With the group eager to erase the reminiscence of their final outing towards Les Bleues, this recreation guarantees to be a vital check for the rising Tremendous Falcons.
Tremendous Falcons Squad For France:
Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Anderline Mgbechi (Rivers Angels); Rachael Unachukwu (Nasarawa Amazons)
Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Pachucha Membership de Futbol, Mexico); Michelle Alozie (Houston Sprint, USA); Ashleigh Plumptre (Ittihad Women, Saudi Arabia); Rofiat Imuran (London Metropolis Lioness, England); Sikiratu Isah (Nasarawa Amazons); Oluwatosin Demehin (Galatasaray Sportive, Turkey)
Midfielders: Jennifer Echegini (Paris Saint Germain, France); Toni Payne (Everton Women, England); Josephine Mathias (Nasarawa Amazons); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Shukurat Oladipo (FC Robo Queens); Adoo Yina (Nasarawa Amazons)
Forwards: Blessing Nkor (Pyramids FC, Egypt); Reward Monday (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa (Spain); Ifeoma Onumonu (Montpellier FC, France); Omorinsola Babajide (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa (Spain); Mercy Omokwo (Bayelsa Queens)
