Super Falcons To Observe First Training Session In Austria Saturday

Super Falcons To Observe First Training Session In Austria Saturday By Niyi Busari Super Falcons of Nigeria arrived Vienna, Austria in the early hours of Friday in preparations for the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Having rested for hours on the arrival day, the nine-time African champions will have their first training session on Saturday morning at 10:00 am while the second training comes up in the afternoon. The six-nation invitational tourney will see the Super Falcons lock horns with Ghana’s Black Queens, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses, Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Morocco, and Mali. Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum invited 26 players for the tournament. Other invited players will join those in camp today. Cameroon, South Africa. Randy Waldrum handed debut call-ups to the Ijeh sisters - Josephine and Evelyn - who both play for Sweden's BK Hacken alongside Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, who declared her intention to represent the nine-time African champions in June. The Aisha Buhari Cup is expected to get the Super Falcons ready for the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ghana in October, after they failed to register a win in three matches at the US Summer Series last month. They suffered a 1-0 loss to Jamaica, followed by a 3-3 draw against Portugal before the United States beat them 2-0. Meanwhile, Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala is the notable star absent in the training camp that will last for eight days. Full Squad: Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (CD Pozoalbense, Spain); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Patience Okeke (Bayelsa Queens); Yewande Balogun (California Storm, USA). Article continues below Defenders: Glory Ogbonna (Edo Queens); Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain); Esther Ogbonna (Edo Queens); Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain); Onyinyechi Zogg (FC Zurich, Switzerland); Nicole Payne (West Virginia University, USA); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash Reserves, USA); Megan Ashleigh (Leicester City, England); Josephine Ijeh (BK Hacken, Sweden) Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Mowaninuola Dada (Watford FC, England) Forwards: Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Francisca Ordega (Levante UD, Spain); Gift Monday (FC Robo Queens); Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens); Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings FC, Sweden); Ebere Orji (Sundsvall DFF, Sweden); Ini-Abasi Umotong (Lewes FC, England); Evelyn Ijeh (BK Hacken, Sweden); Desire Oparanozie (FC Dijon, France).