World Cup bound Super Falcons to get Farewell dinner on July 1
Plans have been concluded to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bound Super Falcons to a farewell dinner on Saturday July 1.
This is according to the Nigeria Football Federation to set formally bid the team farewell as they depart for Australia for final camping ahead of the World Cup.
The NFF organized dinner for the Nigerian ladies will take place at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja in the evening of Saturday July 1.
Randy Waldrum and the 23 Super Falcons players listed for the tournament will be joined by critical stakeholders in the round leather game plus Nigeria Football Federation Executive Board Members at the farewelldinner.
During the 15-day long camp in Australia, the Super Falcons will engage in friendly games to put the team in perfect shape for the World Cup.
A ninth appearance for Nigeria, this time in a 32-team format, the Super Falcons will face co-hosts Australia, Canada and Republic of Ireland in group A.
Nigeria will open it’s campaign vs Canada at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on July 21.
The team will next face the Matildas of Australia at Lang Park in Brisbane before returning to Melbourne for the final group-stage game against debutants, Republic of Ireland.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, 2023.