Foreign professionals that will prosecute the August 28 London 2012 Olympics qualifier for the Super Falcons will arrive Nigeria next week, the coach, Eucharia Uche has disclosed.
The August 23 arrival will give the professionals about five days to join others in camp as Uche perfects her tactics ahead the crucial encounter. Only the domestic players are currently in the Abuja camp of the Falcons.
The coach of the team that will confront the Cameroonian Indomitable Lionesses in the crucial tie had earlier given the Europe based players August 18 as date to join the camp.
The foreign legions invited for the crucial game are veteran forward and reigning African footballer of the year Perpetua Nkwocha, Faith Ikidi, Onome Ebi, Helen Ukaonu, Rita Chikwelu and Emueje Ogbiaagbevba.
On the change of arrival date for the foreign based players, the former Nigerian forward told SuperSport.com that the new date was the time their respective clubs agreed to release them for the national assignment. “No, they are no more arriving on August 18; they are now expected to arrive on August 23 that is the date their clubs agreed to release them due to club’s engagements. We hope on the agreed date the players will arrive in the country so that we can tidy up on our preparations for the game against Cameroon.”
Uche, who guided the reigning African champions at the just concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, is confident that her wards will win the contest for the London 2012 Olympics ticket at the expense of Cameroon.
“The domestic players are doing very well in camp, they have continued to improve and impress too. The way they are going about the business Cameroon will not escape thorough beating. Of course, we appreciate the nation’s concern, we cannot afford to fail them again,” she said.
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