Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu
The Super Falcons is expected to depart Abuja to Austria today for their final camping for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
The team just returned from Abidjan on Sunday where they defeated host nation Cote d’Ivoire six five on penalties to win the 2019 WAFU Women’s Cup.
The team is expected to fly to Austria with the rest of the invited players tonight with technical and administrative staff for the camping at the Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf – the same facility where the Super Eagles had their final camping programme just before the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Nigeria’s final list of 23 players for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals will emerge from this group at the end of the two-week camping in Austria according to a report from the communications department of the Nigerian Football Federation.
They will then depart from Austria on 4th June direct to Reims, where they open their World Cup campaign against Norway on 8th June.
The Super Falcons are in group A alongside France Norway and South Korea.
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is billed for 7th June to 7th July 2019 in France.
