Posted by After being eliminated from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the Super Falcons have returned home.
After losing to the Three Lionesses of England on Monday in a 4-2 penalty shootout, Randy Waldrum’s team was eliminated from the competition.
After normal and extra time, the exciting game resulted in a 0-0 stalemate.
Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, Osinachi, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Gift Monday, and Rofiat Imuran were among the squad members who landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday evening.
At the airport, Fatai Majekodunmi, a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Fouad Oki, the chairman of the Lagos Football Association, and other dignitaries welcomed them.
Recall that Randy Waldrum, the team’s head coach, left Australia a few hours following the team’s World Cup elimination.
According to reports, Waldrum left camp with the overseas athletes.
Players Michelle Alozie, Jennifer Echegini, Esther Okoronkwo, Ifeoma Onumonu, Deborah Abiodun, and Toni Payne traveled to America with the 66-year-old.