After almost 21 hours of flight from Abuja, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have settled down in Gold Coast, Australia as they begin preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports.
The team is camped at the Mercure Hotels, Gold Coast.
Randy Waldrum’s side is in the city for a 15-day training programme ahead of the World Cup.
The Super Falcons will leave for Melbourne on the eve of their opening game against Olympic champions, Canada on July 21.
It was reported that the duo of Francisca Ordega and Halimatu Ayinde are the only players yet to arrive the Super Falcons camp.
In a Tweet on the Super Falcons handle, 21 players are already in camp for with the pair still being expected.
??Camp Updates!
21 players are currently in Gold Coast, Australia ??, for our training preparations for the @FIFAWWC
Still expected are Halimatu Ayinde and Francisca Ordega
Your support matters to us???#SoarSuperFalcons #FIFAWWC2023 #TeamNigeria pic.twitter.com/ww4XbnTfrA
— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) July 5, 2023
Meanwhile, Super Falcons have been placed in Group B alongside hosts Australia, Republic of Ireland and Canada.
Nigeria is yet to miss any edition of the tournament since it began in 1991, but the farthest they have gone in the competition was the quarter-finals at the 1999 edition in the United States.
Despite dominating the African continent with 11 WAFCON titles, the team is yet to make it count at the world level, only reaching the last 16 of the World Cup in 2019, after being dumped out in the group stages before 1999 and after.
