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Olympics: Waldrum announces Falcons’ team

Randy Waldrum, the head coach of the Super Falcons, has announced the squad for the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

Captain Rasheedat Ajibade leads the team, supported by key players such as goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale, and forward Asisat Oshoala.

The roster also includes defenders Oluwatosin Demehin and Michelle Alozie, midfielders Deborah Abiodun, Halimatu Ayinde, Christy Ucheibe, and Toni Payne, as well as forwards Esther Okoronkwo, Chinwendu Ihezuo, and Uchenna Kanu.

Players on holiday in Nigeria will join home-based players and officials on an Air France flight from Abuja to Sevilla, Spain, on Thursday night. The remainder of the squad and technical team will arrive in Sevilla on Friday for a two-week training camp.

The team is slated to leave Sevilla for France on Thursday, 18th July.

Nine-time African champions Nigeria are returning to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament for the first time since 2008. They will face off against Brazil, Spain, and Japan in this year’s competition.

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