OPARANOZIE ATTACKS NFF OVER FALSE INFORMATION

Former Super Falcons striker and captain, Desire Oparanozie is not happy at her exclusion from the list of 23-woman Falcons team to Turkey to take part in the Invitational tournament starting on Monday.

The former prolific goalscorer took to her Twitter account to lambast the NFF Director of Communication, Ademola Olajire for asking her to continue to work hard, maintain her consistency and push for inclusion in the team.

Olajire, who was quoted to have defended the exclusion of the striker from the squad says;

“Oparanozie is still part of the team’s plans and her non-inclusion has nothing to do with that protest in France because she was not the only one involved".

“Selection of players is predominantly the prerogative of the coaches and not the NFF.

“She remains an important member of the women’s national side. I think she will just have to keep working on her game and, if she gets the opportunity, then push for a consistent selection.”

Meanwhile, Oparanozie seen the  comment immediately took to her social media handle to question Mr Olajire’s sincerity.

She asked Olajire to defend the rationale behind the inviation of  some players who  have been without clubs for a very long time to the team.

‘”Work on my game and push for consistent selection”. Those ones who’s been without club for over a year now, how many of their games did they work on over the past one year to merit their inclusion?

“When we’re spoilt for choice. Look for another lie,” she said.

The France-based striker, 27, is left out of the team by the African Champions’ following what was said to be a sit-in protest over unpaid bonuses and allowances at the 2019 World Cup in France.

The erstwhile captain said she was not surprised by her omission from new coach Randy Waldrum’s maiden squad hinting that it was because of the protest.