Super Falcons of Nigeria Thread: 2015 Women's World Cup - Sports

Nigeria's Super Falcons will be in Group D alongside powerhouses USA, Sweden, and Australia. Their schedule is as follows: Monday June 8: vs Sweden at 9pm Friday June 12: vs Australia at 10pm Wednesday June 17: vs United States at 1amThis thread will be a countdown thread to the main event, which will run from June 6-June 5 in Canada.The latest activities of African champions - the Super Falcons - and their opponents will be discussed here.

Team USA coach, Jill Ellis, has named her final 23-woman squad for the upcoming FIFA Women's world cup. 22 players ply their trade in the US, while Abby Wambach is presently unattached. A total of 8 players will be making their world cup debuts GOALKEEPERS (3): Ashlyn Harris (Washington Spirit), Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC) DEFENDERS ( 8 ): Lori Chalupny (Chicago Red Stars), Whitney Engen (Western NY Flash), Julie Johnston (Chicago Red Stars), Meghan Klingenberg (Houston Dash), Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), Kelley O’Hara (Sky Blue FC), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City) MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx (Chicago Red Stars), Morgan Brian (Houston Dash), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), Lauren Holiday (FC Kansas City), Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash), Heather O’Reilly (FC Kansas City), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC) FORWARDS (5): Sydney Leroux (Western NY Flash), Alex Morgan (Portland Thorns FC), Christen Press (Chicago Red Stars), Amy Rodriguez (FC Kansas City), Abby Wambach (unattached)