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Super Falcons Land in Rabat Ahead of WAFCON Final Match with Morocco
The Super Falcons have landed in Rabat as they gear up for their highly anticipated WAFCON 2024 final against hosts Morocco.
Coach Justine Madugu and her squad are set to kick off their preparations with a training session later today at the FUS Academie. The first 15 minutes will be open to the press, giving fans and journalists a quick look at the team’s early drills.
On Friday, the Nigerian team, nine-time champions of the competition, will hold a closed training session at the same venue as they fine-tune tactics ahead of the big game. The final showdown between Nigeria and the Atlas Lionesses will take place Friday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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