Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala says the upcoming invitation tour in the United States of America, will help the African champions prepare for the next African Women’s championship.
The Super Falcons are among the four countries that will take compete in the invitation tournaments scheduled to hold between 10 and 16 June.
The Falcons will join hosts USA, Portugal, and Trinidad and Tobago in the invitational tournament and it will be their second this year after the Turkish Women’s invitational Cup back in February.
Asisat Oshoala who has helped Barcelona Femino to this season’s UEFA Women’s champions league thumps up the idea and stated that it will be a great opportunity to compete against the best.
The four-time African Women player of the winner, also added that the training tour will give the Randy Waldrum’s side a chance to prepare themselves for upcoming international assignments.
“It’s a great opportunity for us to be involved in a competition involving other top teams,” the 26-year-old Barcelona forward told BBC Sport Africa.
“We are actually happy to have another incredible opportunity of coming together again after the February camping in Turkey.
“It’s another opportunity to help the team build and get better ahead of the qualifying [African Women Cup of Nations] games coming up later on.”