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Ahead France 2019: Dike returns, Payne gets maiden call-up as Falcons land Spain 

Super Falcons head coach Thomas Dennerby has handed fresh call-ups to Sevilla attacker Antionette Oyedupe Payne and defender, Patricia George as the Africa champions get set for their friendly matches in Spain.

Also recalled for the high profile friendlies is USA based Courtney Dike.

A total of 24 players have arrived in Spain and are lodged at  the Hotel Thalasia Costa de Murcia for the preparatory matches against UMF Selfoss on Thursday, 4th April, and Canada four days later.

The Nigeria Football Federation announced on Wednesday that the team are fully settled with a number of the players leaving on Monday night while the rest of the delegation departed Nigeria on Tuesday.

Having already taken in two matches at the China Tournament in Meizhou in January and four matches at the Cyprus Women’s Cup in February, the Falcons will play two matche in Spain, including a high-profile clash with the Canada Women National Team.  The matches will hold in the city of Murcia.

We have arrived in Spain for our two @FIFAWWC preparatory games vsUMF Selfoss (Islandic Club from 1st division) 4th April And Canada women National Team 8th April. We are currently lodged at Hotel Thalasia Costa de Murcia.Thalasia Murcia SL,” read a tweet on the Falcons Twitter handle on Wednesday.

After their exploits in Spain, the nine –time African champions will prepare to take part in the eight –nation WAFU B Women’s Tournament in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in May.

Organizers announced on Tuesday that the tournament will hold 8th -18th May in the Ivorian capital, with the senior women teams of hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic taking part.

The draw ceremony for the WAFU B Tournament has been scheduled for Tuesday, 16th April.

After the WAFU Cup tourney, the Super Falcons will move to the Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Austria – the same facility that hosted the Super Eagles ahead of their flight to Russia for the FIFA World Cup finals last year summer.

From Austria, the Falcons will fly into France, where they take on Norway, Korea Republic and tournament hosts France in the group stage of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, holding 7th June – 7th July.

24 SUPER FALCONS IN SPAIN

Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi; Alaba Jonathan; Chiamaka Nnadozie

Defenders: Faith Michael; Onome Ebi; Osinachi Ohale; Josephine Chukwunonye; Ngozi Ebere; Patricia George

Midfielders: Ngozi Okobi; Rita Chikwelu; Halimatu Ayinde; Cecilia Nku; Ogonna Chukwudi

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala; Rasheedat Ajibade; Anam Imo; Chinaza Uchendu; Courtney Dike; Desire Oparanozie; Ini-Abasi Umotong; Alice Ogebe; ; Uchenna Kanu

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