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“It’s An Opportunity To Prepare With Three Excellent Matches”,- Waldrum Excited Over Revelation Cup Participation.

The Nigerian Women’s National team will participate in the first edition of the Women’s Revelation Cup, senior category to be held in the city of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico from February 15th to 21st.

The announcement was made at a virtual press conference, with the participations of Super Falcons Head Coach, Randy Waldrum, Arturo Fiszman, Director of Operations of Curve ball Sports, Rafael Guiterrez, Assistant General Manager of TV4, Amelia Valverde, Technical Director of the Costa Rica Women National Team, Nelson Abadia, Technical Director of the Colombia Women Football team and Pedro Lopez, Technical Director of the Mexican Women National team.

Nigeria Coach, Randy Waldrum pointed out that , it is an opportunity for his team to grow ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

“I am very excited. It is a great opportunity, being an American, I know Mexico and Costa Rica well and I have been able to see the growth in their National team and in their professional leagues. Everyone knows the quality of Colombia. So it’s a great opportunity to prepare with three excellent matches for the World Cup”. He Concluded.

The first edition of the tournament will have the Women National teams of Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Nigeria.

SUPER FALCONS INVITED PLAYERS:

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Yewande Balogun (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Defenders: Onome Ebi (Levante Las Planas (Spain); Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain); Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester City, England); Glory Ogbonna (ALG Spor, Turkey); Rofiat Imuran (Stade de Reims, France); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France); Akudo Ogbonna (Rivers Angels)

Midfielders: Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosengard, Sweden); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Jennifer Echegini (Florida State University, USA); Regina Otu (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona Femenin, Spain); Esther Okoronkwo (AS Saint-Etienne, France); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Rayadas Monterrey, Mexico); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico

Match Schedule

Wednesday| 15th February

Costa Rica Vs Colombia |13:00hrs

Mexico Vs Nigeria | 16:00hrs

Saturday| 18th February

Colombia Vs Nigeria | 13:00hrs

Mexico Vs Costa Rica| 16:00hrs

Tuesday| February 21

Nigeria Vs Costa Rica | 17:00hrs

Mexico Vs Colombia| 20:00hrs

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Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu

Oluchi Tobe-Chukwu popularly known as tobex is the Vice chairman of Sports writers Association of Nigeria , lagos Chapter. She Is also the Media Spokesperson of the Super Falcons of Nigeria. She is an award winning women's football writer. Tobex is also an ex footballer that was privileged to play in the first NFF organised women's league in 1990 as a player of Hamza Queens. Her last club as an active footballer was Ibom Angels as She paved way to further her education years ago. She is a Federal Government scholar , with a degree in Mass communication, a second degree in Public Relations and Advertising (Communication Studies). She is a Wife and Mother.

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