Falcons Are Unstoppable —Onome

Djurgardens of Sweden defender, Onome Ebi, believes the Super Falcons of Nigeria are  the team to beat when the 2010 Africa Women Championships (AWC) begin on 30 October.

The Falcons will begin their 2010 AWC campaign on 1 November against Mali and then  take on the hosts, South Africa four days later. Uche Ucharia’s squad round off  their preliminary campaign against Tanzania in Makhulong on 7, October

“It will be tough no doubt, but I can tell you that none of the teams will be  looking forward to playing against us,” Ebi told SuperSport.com.

Ebi hinged her optimism on the rich tradition of Nigeria in the competition since  its inception in 1998. The Falcons won the first five editions and reached the last  four at the previous edition in Equitoria Guinea, two years ago. Ebi believes the  team will learn from the mistakes of two years ago and come back stronger in South  Africa.

The former Bayelsa Queens defender also believes the unique nature of the current  squad will put them in a very strong position to gun for the big prize. She praised  Coach Eucharia Uche for integrating youngsters and experienced players in the squad.

“We have both young and old players and that is good. Some of the girls that did  well with the Falcons at the last U-20 World Cup in Germany like Ebere Orji and  Ugochi Oparanozie are in the team. The experienced ones like myself, Stella (Mbachu)  and Perpetua Nkwocha will also help the team,” she said.

On countries the Falcons will be wary of at the championships, Ebi said they would  not be singling any side out for special attention.

“People talk about Ghana and South Africa but for us, we are not looking at those  two countries. All the teams that qualified are good and we will not underrate any  opponent,” she concluded.

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