Athens 2004: Update from Falcons Camp

NFA board member Ayo Omidiran told nigeriasports.com on Thursday that Stella had a problem with her passport and it was held back at the German embassy.

“Uptill now we do not know what is happening but the plan for now is that if the embassy still refuses to give her the Visa, she will stay back and join the Falcons Team B training in Lagos for the Nations Cup Qualifier against Senegal on the 11th of July.”

Omidiran told nigeriasports.com that the NFA are still working on her case and are communicating with the Team handlers in Germany to know what her status in the team will be like.

“If she would not be a vital component of the side, then we would just let her stay back with the second team rather than having her being embarrassed at the point of entry.”

Omagbemi out, Usieta, Mmadu join camp

Captain of Nigeria’s female National Team, Florence Omagbemi will not play in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games after undergoing a knee surgery on Tuesday that has put her out of the game for three months.

Omagbemi told nigeriasports.com that she had to under surgery after tearing her ligaments in a league match last week.

“I really had the option of playing the Olympic Games and undergoing surgery later but I thought it better to have the operation now because it would not make sense going to the Games half fit.
According to the US based player, she had the option of playing at the Olympics and undergoing surgery later or  foregoing the Olympics but she chose to do the operation now because she would have played with half fitness in Athens.

Florence Omagbemi called the Head of the NFA female Football Department, Lizzy Onyenwenwa yesterday intimating her of the new development.

Meanwhile, Greece Based defensive midfielder, Gloria Usieta has arrived the teams camp in Germany.

Gloria Usieta played for Rivers Angels Sports Club of Port Harcourt for two seasons before moving on to KAvala 86 FC of Greece last year and has been holidaying in the United States before going over to join her colleagues.

Meanwhile, Norway based midfielder, Maureen Madu has also called to say she will be in camp on Sunday the 4th of July 2004.