World football-ruling body FIFA on Wednesday in Reims formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in France.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said in a statement on Wednesday that the team’s players officially performed the “Welcome’’ ritual. They were taken through the rules of the game by a FIFA official, Sandra Hunt, at their Hotel Mercure Reims Centre Cathedral. “A second session, on anti-doping, was guided by Dr Rheema Alhosani.
“The sessions were conducted after the Super Falcons’ first training session in Reims which lasted 90 minutes,’’ Olajire says.
The Super Falcons also shared photographs from the meeting on their official Twitter account.
“@NGSuper_Falcons players and officials had a team arrival meeting with @FIFAWWC officials today,” the tweet reads.
“Rules of the #FIFAWWC, including doping, media and more were discussed during the session at the team’s hotel #DareToshine #Team9jastrong #SoarSuperFalcons.”
@NGSuper_Falcons players and officials had a team arrival meeting with @FIFAWWC officials today. Rules of the #FIFAWWC,including doping, media and more were discussed during the session at the team’s hotel #DareToshine #Team9jastrong #SoarSuperFalcons pic.twitter.com/81xBBAPPUM
— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) 5 June 2019
The 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals will kick off on Friday with a clash between France and the Korea Republic. The match will take place at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Matches will also take place in Grenoble, Le Havre, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Reims, Rennes and Valenciennes.
The Nigerian senior female national team will play their first match on Saturday evening against Norway at the Stade Auguste Delaune in Reims in their first group game. The Falcons will then tackle the Korea Republic at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on 12 June before they take on France at the Roazhon Park in Rennes on 17 June.
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