TURKEY TOURNEY GOOD FOR SUPER FALCONS, SAYS MATCH AGENT
“Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) match agent Jairo Pachon said the Festival Women’s Trophy 2021 in Antalya in Turkey is a good test for the Super Falcons as American coach Randy Waldrum opens his account with the Africa’s women champions today.”
‘The tournament will be held between February 17 and 23 the Super Falcons playing the first of their three matches today against CSKA Moscow .Nigeria will then take on Uzbekistan on Saturday as well as Equatorial Guinea next Tuesday before heading back home.
Meanwhile, the CEO of Eurodata Sports who mid-wived the tournament along with MC Sport agency said the Super Falcons would enjoy maximum benefits despite the fact that there is no prize money attached to the competition.
“It is important to support not just the Super Eagles but also Super Falcons and all the youth teams whenever possible, our commitment is not with one team but with the continuous growth of Nigerian football and this can be only possible if we support all levels at women, men’s and youth,” Pachon who is in Turkey told NationSport.
“ It is a good way for the new coach to begin his mandate with the Super Falcons and also a good opportunity for the players to get together after a long lay-off without international matches.”
In a related development, Pachon said Eurodata Sports are working round the clock to put together quality matches for the local-based Super Eagles Team B that failed to qualify for the CHAN Tournament recently concluded in Cameroon.
“ Of course, we are also looking for opportunities for the home-based Super Eagles to play internationally so that the Super Eagles coach (Gernot Rohr) as well as the Chan Team coach can evaluate the players especially now that the NPFL is back,” posited Pachon.