Waldrum invites Oshoala, 22 Super Falcons for Revelation Cup

Super Falcons manager Randy Waldrum has released a list of 23 players to defend the colours of the country at next month’s Revelation Cup in Mexico. The invitational tournament is being held to prepare teams for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand/Australia.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will take on Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica in the tournament between February 15th and 21st. Waldrum extended an invitation to red-hot FC Barcelona Femeni striker Asisat Oshoala and veteran captain Onome Ebi, with Atletico Madrid ace Rasheedat Ajibade, Leicester City star Ashleigh Plumptre and former Falconets duo of Rofiat Imuran and Tosin Demehin also invited. Notably, no home-based players were included in the squad for the tournament despite the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL) season being well underway.

Here is the Super Falcons squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Yewande Balogun (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Defenders: Onome Ebi (Levante Las Planas, Spain); Osinachi Ohale (Deportivo Alaves, Spain); Ashleigh Plumptre (Leicester City, England); Glory Ogbonna (ALG Spor, Turkey); Rofiat Imuran (Stade de Reims, France); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France); Akudo Ogbonna (Rivers Angels)

Midfielders: Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosengard, Sweden); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna United, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Jennifer Echegini (Florida State University, USA); Regina Otu (AS Saint-Etienne, France)

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona Femenin, Spain); Esther Okoronkwo (AS Saint-Etienne, France); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Rayadas Monterrey, Mexico); Francisca Ordega (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Uchenna Kanu (Tigres Femenil, Mexico).

The Super Falcons are expected to jet out for the tournament on February 11th.