All Africa Games: NFF to present Falconets instead of Falcons

All Africa Games: NFF to present Falconets instead of Falcons
April 20 22:14 2019 Print This Article

By Martin Odiete

 
Information reaching the news desk of www.theajasanews.com has it that the Nigeria Football Federation will be presenting the Falconets to represent the Nation at this year’s All Africa Games billed to hold in Morocco from August 18 to September 1 2019.


It is said that CAF, the football ruling body in Africa had at a recent  meeting decided that teams  that played the Africa Women Cup of Nations  Championship  in Ghana last December should present  their Under -20 women teams to fly their  flags in Morocco 


However, Ghana had to make way to accommodate host Moroccan women  team. Other countries  expected to present their Under -20 women teams are Nigeria, Cameroun, Algeria, Mali,  Equatorial Guinea, Zambia and South Africa.

 
CAF sources told www.theajasanews.com that the decision to allow the Under -20 teams to play  the women soccer event  at the All Africa  Games stemmed from the very busy schedule  of the senior women  teams prior to the games.

 
“We felt the pressure  will be too much on the teams to head straight  to All Africa  Games  after the women  World Cup in France. Caf also feel  that giving the Under-20  women the chance  to develop ” our source  stated 

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