AWCON 2022: Waldrum Revise Super Falcons Team, Invite Monday, Okeke

Sampson Adedeji

Just as the invited players set to storm the team camp for the preparations for the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations, head coach Randy Waldrum has decided to hand invitation to two new players, BSNsports.com.ng gathered

The American gaffer has released a list of the invited players about 3 weeks ago and the full preparation is set to resume in the distant future.

The just-concluded Nigeria Women Football League Super 6 seems to be responsible for the list revision because the tournament's top scorer Monday Gift was not among the invited players.

Gift proved all the bookmakers wrong as she netted nine goals in five matches to emerge tournament's highest goal scorer and most valuable player.

Following her amazing performance Gift was invited to join the Super Falcons camp while former Real Madrid Feminino defender Chima Okeke was also invited.

Nigeria will be defending her title in Morocco with the aim of picking one of the 4 World cup tickets allocated to Africa.

REVISED NIGERIA PROVISIONAL SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Tochukwu Oluehi (Maccabi Kishronot Hadera, Israel); Rita Akarekor (Nasarawa Amazons); Yewande Balogun (Coppermine United, USA)

Defenders: Chidinma Okeke (Unattached); Glory Ogbonna (Santa Teresa FC, Spain); Onome Ebi (En Avant Guingamp, France); Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain); Ugochi Emenayo (Konak Belediyespor Izmir, Turkey); Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester City, England); Nicole Payne (West Virginia University, USA); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Akudo Ogbonna (Edo Queens)

Midfielders: Peace Efih (Kiryat Gat, Israel); Amanda Uju Mbadi (Atasehir Belediyespor, Turkey); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Charity Adule (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Toni Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Regina Otu (Minsk FC, Belarus); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Suliat Abideen (Edo Queens)

Forwards: Gift Monday (Bayelsa Queens); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Desire Oparanozie (Wuhan Chegu Jianghan, China); Vivian Ikechukwu (WFC Gintra, Lithuania); Chinonyerem Macleans (GSK Gornik Leczna, Poland); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Meizhou Hakka Club, China); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico); Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain)