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2023 World Cup: Four intriguing realities about Nigeria’s Super Falcons team

ByRomeo Minalane

Jun 23, 2023
2023 World Cup: Four intriguing realities about Nigeria’s Super Falcons team

Randy Waldrum called a 23-woman team for the competition, and they would be seeking to do huge things in Australia and New Zealand Last week, Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum launched a 23-woman team for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria have actually been attracted Group B of the qualifiers along with co-hosts Australia, Canada, and Ireland. With the level of preparation the group has actually had they would be aiming to advance past the preliminary and challenge a few of the very best groups. Waldrum’s team is a mix of youth and experience. Some gamers would be playing their very first World Cup video game, while some might be playing their last. Soccernet shares 5 fascinating truths about the Super Falcons’ team going to the World Cup. The number of debutants? Eleven of the 23 gamers will have their very first FIFA World Cup experience. Splendor Ogbonna, Gift Monday, Toni Payne, Rofiat Imuran, Christy Ucheibe, Tosin Demehin, Ifeoma Onumonu, Michelle Alozie, Deborah Abiodun, Jennifer Echegini and Ijeoma Okoronkwo are the debutants on the group. Greatest goalscorer on the group? Barcelona Femeni star Asisat Oshoala is the greatest goalscorer at the World Cup with 2 objectives. She has actually scored in the last 2 editions, and she would be seeking to contribute to her tally when the competition begins in July. Who has the most World Cup caps? Onome Ebi is the earliest( 40) and most capped gamer on the group. She has actually gone to the most variety of World Cups with this being her sixth. Ebi has 14 World Cup caps. She made her launching as a second-half replacement in 2003. The youngest gamer on the group? At 19 years of age, Rofiat Imuran is the youngest gamer on the group. She bets Stade de Reims, and she is the most likely follower when Onome Ebi retires.

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