Oshoala, Ordega in as Omagbemi invites 40 for Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers

Twenty-six local based professionals made the cut for the 2016 Africa Women’s Championship qualifiers camping exercise billed for Abuja

Nigeria women national team coach Florence Omagbemi has picked 40 players ahead of Super Falcons’ Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea or Senegal.

Asisat Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie and Onome Ebi top the list of stars invited for the qualifier of the competition billed for Cameroon in November.
The Super Falcons were drawn bye into the second round of the qualifying series and will face either Senegal or Guinea over two legs in April with the winners on aggregate grabbing an Africa Women’s Championship slot.
Former captain, Omagbemi who will be in charge of the reigning African champions until the appointment of a yet to be named foreign coach is optimistic her crew would influence the team positively.
“With God's guidance, we would make a great impact with the team,” she told Goal.
All invited players are expected to report at Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja on Tuesday, March 1.


FULL SQUAD

Ibubeleye Whyte (Rivers Angels); Sandra Chichi (Bayelsa Queens); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Osun Babes); Onyinyechukwu Okeke (Inneh Queens); Onome Ebi (FC Minsk, Belarus); Blessing Edoho (Pelican Stars); Josephine Chukwunonye (Vittsjoe GIK, Sweden); Osinachi Ohale (Rivers Angels); Ngozi Ebere (PSG Ladies, France); Sarah Nnodim (Nasarawa Amazons); Ugo Njoku (Rivers Angels); Chisom Henry (Sunshine Queens); Faith Ikidi (Pitea FC, Sweden); Ayomide Ojo (Police Machine); Joy Jegede (Delta Queens); Gladys Akpa (Sunshine Queens); Halimatu Ayinde (New York Flash, USA); Desire Oparanozie (EN Avent de Guingamp, France); Ngozi Okobi (Vittsjoe GIK, Sweden); Asisat Oshoala (Liverpool Ladies); Cecilia Nku (Rivers Angels); Evelyn Nwabuoku (Kazygurt, Kazakhstan); Martina Ohadugha (Rivers Angels); Osarenoma Igbinovia (Bayelsa Queens); Rita Chikwelu (Umea IK, Sweden); Ginika Nkeoma (Bayelsa Queens); Amarachi Okoronkwo (Nasarawa Amazons); Chioma Wogu (Kogi Confluence); Esther Sunday (Trabzon Idman Ozagi, Turkey); Winifred Eyebhokia (Nasarawa Amazons); Chinwendu Ihezuo; Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit, USA); Chinaza Uchendu (Nasarawa Amazons); Loveth Ayila (Rivers Angels); Ebere Orji (Ferencvaros, Hungary); Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens); Victoria Aidelomon (Bayelsa Queens); Abibat Agbaji (Confluence Queens); Ijeoma Obi (Sunshine Queens); Emueje Oghiagbevha (Delta Queens)