The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has warned the Super Falcons not to be complacent when they clash with Rwanda in the first leg of the Africa women championship (AWC) qualifier in Kigali this weekend.
The Director of Technical in the federation, Emmanuel Ikpeme who issued this warning after the team’s training in Abuja said that nothing short of victory is acceptable.
“The only way you can restore the confidence Nigerians used to have in this team is to go Kigali and get a win. This will boost morale and believe in this squad and give the confidence to do more
“You must discard any form of complacency in Kigali. Women football has grown in Africa and there are no longer minnows. So you must play Rwanda as if you are playing a football super power. Don’t underrate them, go at them from the blast of the referees whistle ” he said.
He continued “the bottom line here is that you must whip away your dismal performance against Cameroon in a recent friendly match by beating Rwanda by a wide margin and win back the confidence Nigerians used to have on you”
The former Cross River state director of sports urged the team to make a big statement of their intention of reclaiming the African title by beating Rwanda silly before their home fans.
ONOME:WE’LL SHOW RWANDA IN KIGALI
Super Falcons foreign based defender Onome Ebi has said that Rwanda will be shown why Nigeria is Africa’s best women football team for over 20 years with a resounding win in Kigali in the first AWC qualifier.
The former Delta Queens defender who is plying her trade in Belarus expressed joy at uniting with her team mates after almost two years absence noting there are lot of changes in the squad.
She said a lot of young players have graduated into the Falcons and vying for starting jersey with the old members of the team stressing that the competition for a place in team is keen and healthy.
Onome stated that she is ready for shirt war adding that her position in the team is not threatened by the young defenders in the new look Super Falcons.
“I am not in any way threatened by the new defenders in the team, the reverse should be the case here. The new defenders should be the Ones being threatened that I am back in the team. My position is safe
“The team needs the experience that some of us the older players come with and we shall guide them through by leading by example. I am impressed by the talents we have here” she stated
Onome who arrived over the weekend from her club in Europe had her first training session with Super Falcons on Monday in Abuja. The team now train once a day as they finalize their travelling plans to Rwanda.
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