Eguavoen Invites 28 Super Falcons Players for Comoros Olympics Qualifier

Interim Super Falcons head coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited 28 players for Nigeria’s 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games second-round qualifying tie against Comoros.

The squad features captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Michelle Alozie, Oluwatosin Demehin and Ashley Plumptre, midfielders Christy Ucheibe, Toni Payne and Jennifer Echegini, as well as forwards Asisat Oshoala, Gift Monday and Uchenna Kanu.

Several young players have also been included in the squad, with Christiana Uzoma, Farida Abdulwahab, Tumininu Adeshina, Favour Nkwocha, Shakirat Moshood, Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and Janet Akekoromowei among the youngsters called up.

The invited players are expected to report to the AM2PM Hotel in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday, October 3, ahead of the crucial qualifying tie.

Comoros will host the first leg on Friday, October 9, while Nigeria will host the return fixture on Tuesday, October 13. Both matches will be played at the Remo Stars Sports Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, after Comoros was unable to provide a CAF-approved venue for international matches.

The Super Falcons must secure victory on aggregate to advance to the third round of the Olympic qualifying campaign, which is scheduled to conclude in December next year.

28 Super Falcons Players Invited for Comoros Olympic Qualifier

Goalkeepers:

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Comfort Erhabor (Portsmouth Ladies, England), Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens).

Defenders:

Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars, USA), Shukurat Oladipo (AS Roma, Italy), Farida Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons), Glory Ogbonna (Besiktas JK, Turkey), Oluwatosin Demehin (SL Benfica, Portugal), Glory Edet (Bayelsa Queens), Ashley Plumptre (Al-Ittihad Ladies, Saudi Arabia), Tumininu Adeshina (Edo Queens).

Midfielders:

Christy Ucheibe (Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Joy Igbokwe (Nasarawa Amazons), Favour Nkwocha (FC Robo Queens), Fatimoh Solaty (Nasarawa Amazons), Suliat Abideen (Fenerbahce Ladies, Turkey), Toni Payne (Inter Milan, Italy), Jennifer Echegini (Paris Saint-Germain, France).

Forwards:

Rasheedat Ajibade (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Asisat Oshoala (Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Flourish Sabastine (SL Benfica, Portugal), Shakirat Moshood (SCU Torreense, Portugal), Gift Monday (Washington Spirit, USA), Joy Omewa (BK Hacken, Sweden), Blessing Nkor (Dynamo Brest, Belarus), Oluwakemi Adegbuyi (Edo Queens), Janet Akekoromowei (SL Benfica, Portugal), Uchenna Kanu (Cruz Azul Femenil, Mexico).