Africa’s champions, Nigeria will continue preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 at the annual Cyprus Women’s Cup tournament, which kicks off today and ends on March 6 in the Southern coastal city of Larnaca, reports cafonline.com.
Now, in its 12th edition, the 12-nation invitational tournament would also be attended by three other France 2019-bound teams, including Banyana Banyana of South Africa, as well as Thailand and Italy. Others include hosts Cyprus, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, North Korea, Mexico and Slovakia.
Drawn in Group C, the Super Falcons will open their account at the Cyprus Cup against Austria today to be followed with the match against Slovakia on March 1 and Belgium three days later.
“Our preparation for the World Cup in France is going well because this tournament in Cyprus would give us the chance to look at the players again,” Super Falcons Assistant coach and former Nigerian international, Maureen Mmadu, told CAFOnline.com ahead of the team’s departure. Read more