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Uche, coach of Nigeria’s Super Falcons has confirmed that she would be
prosecuting the second leg of the London 2012 Olympic qualifier taking
place weekend in Namibia with a team comprising of only local players.

Nigeria won the
first leg comprehensively by thrashing the Brave Gladiators of Namibia
7-0 and Uche is sure that the same can happen with the local players.

“Though we may not
be able to have our girls in the foreign clubs join us, but that does
not mean that the girls that play in the local league will not perform.
They would be going to Namibia to show what stuff they are made of,”
says Uche.

For Namibia to
qualify for the next round the team must beat the Super Falcons by at
least eight goals. In event that it does not happen, the Falcons would
go on to play the winner of the Cameroun versus Equatorial Guinea tie
in round three. Uche has stated that right now, she is not focused on
that tie, stating that her focus is on winning in Namibia.

“We are not worried
about the next round of matches. What matters most to us is to win in
Namibia and from there we would go to the next stage.”

Oblias in

Meanwhile, the
Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed German trainer, Thomas
Oblias, as a technical assistant for the Super Falcons technical squad
in a deal that is supposed to last for four months.

According to
Ademola Olajire, the spokesman for the NFF, the German was picked as a
result of his wealth of experience and knowledge of women football.

“His wealth of
experience in women football is exceptional and it will compliment that
of an equally experienced former international.” When contacted to
comment on this new addition to the squad, Uche declined, stating that
the NFF was in the best position to talk about such things:

“My major concern now is to qualify for the Olympics and pick those would be best to play in the squad.”