Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala and Atletico Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade will lead Nigeria’s super falcons to the 2023 women’s world cup.
The 23-player squad which was announced on Friday, was published on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Twitter handle.
Among notable names listed for the tournament include Assiat Oshoala, Ashleigh Plumptre, Onome Ebi, Desire Oparanozie, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Francisca Ordega, Rasheedat Ajibade, Uchenna Kanu and Gift Monday.
There is also first-choice goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, as well as defenders Osinachi Ohale and Oluwatosin Demehin, midfielders Halimatu Ayinde and Christy Ucheibe, and forwards Esther Okoronkwo.
Nigeria will play Canada, co-host nation Australia and the Republic of Ireland in that order at the biggest-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in history, with 32 teams set to debut at the championship – same number as for the men’s finals in Qatar last year.
On July 31, they will end the group phase when they take on the Republic of Ireland.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will kick off on July 20 and end on August 20.
Nine-time African champions Nigeria, who were within whistling distance of the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in extra time in the United States of America in 1999, will arrive in Australia on Tuesday, July 4, for a 15-day final camping programme before the finals begin on July 20.
