2026 WAFCON qualifiers: Oshoala, seven others arrive Super Falcons camp

… commence grooming successful Lomé for Bénin girls

Champions Nigeria volition commence grooming sessions connected Monday successful the Togolese capital, Lomé, up of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations last qualifying fixture, the first-leg lucifer against their Béninoise counterparts, which volition instrumentality spot connected Friday.

Six-time Africa Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala was among the aboriginal birds successful the Super Falcons’ Lomé camp, alongside caller invitee Joy Omewa, arsenic good arsenic Turkey-based defender Tosin Demehin, China-based guardant Folashade Ijamilusi, and the home-based quintet of goalkeeper Anderline Mgbechi, defenders Blessing Ilivieda and Miracle Usani, midfielder Taiwo Afolabi and guardant Kafayat Mafisere.

Head Coach Justine Madugu confirmed that the squad volition statesman grooming sessions successful Lomé connected Monday afternoon, arsenic they hole to look the Bénin elder women’s squad astatine the 25,000-capacity Stade de Kégué connected Friday afternoon.

Both West African neighbours clash successful a last qualifying fixture for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title to beryllium hosted by Morocco, which serves arsenic Africa’s qualifying tourney for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, to beryllium hosted by Brazil. The brushwood volition commence astatine 3pm Togo clip (4pm Nigeria time).

The instrumentality limb is slated for the MKO Abiola Sports Complex, Abeokuta, connected Tuesday, 28th October 2025.

The Confederation of African Football has selected Gambian authoritative Ngum Fatou arsenic referee for Friday’s match, with Mauritanians Mariem Chedad and Hamedine Houleye arsenic adjunct referees 1 and 2, respectively, portion Gambian Isatou Touray volition service arsenic 4th official.

Halimatou Hamidou from Niger Republic volition beryllium the commissioner, portion Martha Nyekanyeka from Malawi volition beryllium successful the relation of referee assessor.

SUPER FALCONS SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Anderline Mgbechi (Rivers Angels); Rachael Unachukwu (Nasarawa Amazons)

Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Pachuca Club de Futbol, Mexico); Shukurat Oladipo (AS Roma, Italy); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Ashleigh Plumptre (Ittihad Ladies FC, Saudi Arabia); Blessing Ilivieda (Bayelsa Queens); Oluwatosin Demehin (Galatasaray Sportive, Turkey); Miracle Usani (Abia Angels)

Midfielders: Rasheedat Ajibade (Paris Saint-Germain, France); Taiwo Afolabi (Rivers Angels); Deborah Abiodun (Washington Spirit, USA); Jennifer Echegini (Paris Saint-Germain, France); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal)

Forwards: Chinwendu Ihezuo (Pachuca Club de Futbol, Mexico); Joy Omewa (Fortuna Hjorring FC, Denmark); Esther Okoronkwo (AFC Toronto, Canada); Asisat Oshoala (Al Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia); Folashade Ijamilusi (Liaoning Shenyang Shenbei Hefeng, China); Kafayat Mafisere (Edo Queens)

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