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Nigeria’s Neat Falcons, 9-time African champions, obtain begun arriving in Angers, France, earlier than Saturday’s eagerly awaited world friendly in opposition to Les Bleues, Soccernet.ng file.
Avid gamers and officials touched down on Wednesday morning as preparations intensify for the high-profile stumble upon.
This assembly between France and Nigeria in Angers is the 2nd time the 2 teams will face off in a friendly.
The significant assembly in April 2018 ended in disappointment for the Falcons, who suffered an 8-0 loss in freezing prerequisites at Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans.
Among the significant occasions of that match had been a hat-trick from Valérie Gauvin and an private plan by Faith Ikidi-Michael.
Most productive goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, now taking part in in France, and Mexico-based mostly fully fully defender Osinachi Ohale remain from that squad.
Despite that setback, competitive meetings between the 2 countries had been much nearer. Within the FIFA Ladies folks’s World Cup, the Falcons narrowly misplaced by a single plan in both 2011 (in Germany) and 2019 (at Roazhon Park, France).
This friendly is a part of Nigeria’s preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Countries, where the Neat Falcons will plan to reclaim their continental crown from reigning champion, South Africa.
The frail African champions claimed two wins in opposition to Algeria in November and proper days within the past realized their Ladies folks’s AFCON neighborhood stage opponents — Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana.
Saturday’s match kicks off at 9:30 pm local time, equivalent to in Nigeria. With the personnel wanting to erase the memory of their closing shuttle in opposition to Les Bleues, this game guarantees to be a necessary test for the emerging Neat Falcons.
Neat 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 Flee, USA); Ashleigh Plumptre (Ittihad Ladies, 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 Ladies, 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); Gift Monday (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa (Spain); Ifeoma Onumonu (Montpellier FC, France); Omorinsola Babajide (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa (Spain); Mercy Omokwo (Bayelsa Queens)