Onome Ebi: Captain Promises Good World Cup for Nigeria's Super Falcons

• Onome Ebi has given assurances the Super Falcons will do well at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
• The defender is set to appear in her sixth World Cup event from June 20 in Australia and New Zealand
• The West African side have appeared at the competition nine times and Ebi has played in five of these

Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Nigerian defender, Onome Ebi has promised a good outing for the Super Falcons.

The 40-year-old is set to participate in her sixth Women’s World Cup event, to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand starting from July 20.

The four-time Africa Women's Cup of Nations winner shared the secrets to maintaining her longevity with FIFA and expressed her ambitions for the upcoming tournament.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have appeared at the Mundial nine times, and Ebi has played in five of them.

The team captain disclosed that the current squad, coached by Randy Waldrum, would perform better than their outing in 2019.

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She said, as per Punch:

"As a team, we want to do better than we did at the 2019 World Cup in France (where Nigeria were defeated by Germany in the last 16). Being totally honest, I think we can aim for the semi-finals. We’ve got high-quality, experienced players and some really talented youngsters."

Ebi believes this goal of the last four is achievable.

"It’s up to us to grab the chance with both hands and show the world that we are Nigeria and we’re not just there to make up the numbers. I’m ready for a sixth World Cup, and we’re ready as a team."

Nigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside co-hosts, Australia, plus the Republic of Ireland and Canada.

2023 Women's World Cup Groups

Group A: New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Switzerland

Group B: Australia, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, Canada

Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan

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Group D: England, Haiti, Denmark, China

Group E: United States of America, Vietnam, the Netherlands, Portugal

Group F: Panama, France, Jamaica, Brazil

Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina

Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea.

Nike unveils Super Falcons shirt

Sports Brief previously reported on sportswear giant, Nike unveiled the Super Falcons' shirt ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The Nigerian Football Federation have partnered with the brand for some years now, including the kits used by the Super Eagles at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.