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34 Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has drafted in Ifeoma Onumonu as a replacement for the injured Halimotu Ayinde ahead of the Paris Olympic games.
The replacement was announced on the Super Falcons X handle.
Ayinde was initially included in the 18-player squad for Olympics but had to pull out due to injury.
Onumonu was one of four players placed on the standby list by Waldrum.
She was part of the Falcons squad to the 2022 WAFCON and 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup.
Meanwhile, Regina Otu has been invited as alternate player in the Paris-bound team.
The Falcons would hope to replicate their impressive 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup showing at the Olympic games.
The nine-time African champions are in the same group with world champion Spain, Japan and Brazil.
As part of preparations for the Olympics, the Falcons will play Canada in a friendly game, billed for Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Sevilla, Spain.
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