Super Falcons: No friendly game, no camping for almost a year and players are frustrated

No friendly game, camping for the Super Falcons for almost a year and a couple of players are frustrated with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Since they won the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon, the Super Falcons are yet to come together as a team.

No friendly game, no camp has been organised by the NFF and it has become frustrating for the players.

The Super Falcons have not been together since they won the AWCON title in December 2016 (CAF)

Super Falcons stars Asisat Oshoala, Ngozi Okobi and Desire Oparanozie have called out the NFF for their failure to bring the team together for almost a year.

Oshoala was the first to tweet her frustration... (Twitter/NFF)

The three players were part of the team that won Super Falcons’ eighth AWCON title since the maiden edition of the competition in 1998.

“Over 8 month without regrouping……. THIS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. What is your vision? We need explanation. I love my country,” Oshoala wrote on her Twitter.

Desire Oparanozie also shared her frustration on Twitter (Instagram/Desire Oparanozie)

Her teammate Oparanozie joined her, writing; “since nations cup, no form of regrouping whatsoever. Which way Nigeria Football Federation?”

“Other African nations have caught with us, we’re still a shadow of ourselves at world stage….yet it doesn’t bother people leading us.” She adds.

“Let’s build for younger generations. We need quality international friendly games."

Okobi was not left out at all (Football Live)

Okobi wasn’t left out, “Over 8 months till now since after the last nations cup, no form of regrouping.#thenff why treat the women like this?," she wrote.

The Super Falcons and NFF are not on best term following a series of protests the players carried out over unpaid allowances and bonuses from the 2016 AWCON.

After a sit-in protest at an Abuja hotel, the girls took to the streets and marched to the National Assembly complex to get the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Super Falcons players had to take to the streets to protest non-payment of their allowances and bonuses after winning the 2016 AWCON (Twitter/Sumner Shagari Sambo )

It was after these actions that their allowances and bonuses from the 2016 AWCON were paid to them. The NFF are said to be very embarrassed by the situation and felt insulted.

Pulse Sports reached out to a couple of other players who believe that NFF are still holding the grudge of that fall-out.

One of the players who chose to remain anonymous told Pulse Sports that it was because of the protest the NFF has refused to renew the contract of coach Florence Omagbemi who they believe played a big part in her players’' ‘rebellion’.