Super Falcons Training Camp in Spain Abuzz with Excitement as More Players Arrive

The arrivals of forwards Uchenna Kanu and Chinwendu Ihezuo at the Super Falcons’ camp in Sevilla, Spain on Thursday afternoon have increased the number of players in camp to 20. The team, nine-time African champions, are intensifying their preparations for their return to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

The only players yet to join the camp are defender Oluwatosin Demehin and forward Chinonyerem Macleans, who are scheduled to arrive at the team’s Hotel Barceló Montecastillo Golf and Resort on Friday afternoon.

With the expected full camp by Friday, Coach Randy Waldrum and his assistants will have five full days to work with the entire team and the alternates. This preparation period will culminate in a training match against the reigning Olympic champions, Canada, on Wednesday.

Team captain Rasheedat Ajibade was among the first arrivals, alongside goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie and Tochukwu Oluehi, defenders Chidinma Okeke and Nicole Payne, midfielders Christy Ucheibe, Toni Payne, Deborah Abiodun and Jennifer Echegini, and forward Esther Okoronkwo. Two alternates – goalkeeper Morufa Ademola and forward Gift Monday were also early arrivals.

The Super Falcons will fly into France on Thursday, 18th July – exactly a week to their tournament opening match against illustrious opponents Brazil at the Stade Bordeaux. Their two other games in the group phase, against Spain and Japan in that order, will take place at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes.