18 Super Falcons To Train On Thursday As Barcelona FA, Brighton Stars Join Camp

Nigeria Women's National Team will hold their first training session on Thursday morning, starting from 1000 hours, ahead of a glamour friendly against France on April 6.

S.B.V. Excelsior striker Sophia Omidiji and Barcelona FA defender Ngozi Ebere were the last two players to join the team at the Mecure Hotel.

Brighton & Hove striker Ini Umotong has also arrived in Le Mans after playing for her team against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, bringing the total number of players in camp to eighteen.

The Super Falcons will workout at Le Clos Fleuri ground tomorrow morning and the second session will hold at MmArena by 1800 hours.

The squad is made up of two goalkeepers, six defenders, three midfielders and seven strikers.

The France -Nigeria friendly is expected to begin at the Stade MMArena at 2100 hours on Friday.

Coach Thomas Dennerby, whose maidens composed entirely of home-based professionals took third place at the WAFU Women Cup of Nations in Abidjan in February following penalty shoot-out defeat by Ghana in the semifinal.

Igho Kingsley