Awcon: NIG. PLAYER QUARRELS CAF FOR OMITTING HER IN LIST OF HONOUR

Awcon: NIG. PLAYER QUARRELS CAF FOR OMITTING HER IN LIST OF HONOUR

Super Falcons attacking winger, Francisca Ordega, has expressed disappointment over her name not included in the best 11 award-winning players at the end of the 2019 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Ghana, AnaedoOnline.com reports.



At the end of the tournament which saw Nigeria defeating South Africa 4-3 on penalties to win her 9th AWCON title, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), picked the best 11 players with only two from the victorious Falcons.

Onome Ebi, who was rock solid in Super Falcons defence, and goalkeeper, Tochukwu Oluehi, whose crucial penalty saves in the semi-final and final helped the team a great deal, are the two Nigerians picked by CAF for the honour.

Four players were picked from Cameroon, three from South Africa, as Mali and Ghana have a player each in the list.



In an exclusive chat with newsmen yesterday, Ordega, who scored two goals for the Falcons and won two Woman of the Match awards, said she was surprised by her exclusion from the prestigious list.

According to her, even players who didn’t win a single woman of the Match Award made the list.

She, however, said the most important thing is that the whole world saw her contributions to the success of the Super Falcons in Ghana.

“Well, I am not losing any sleep over that but as a human being, I felt disappointed because I deserve to be in the list of the best 11 players.



“I won two Woman of the Match awards and also scored two goals. If you look at that list, there are players who didn’t win a single Woman of the Match Award.

“The most important thing is that everybody saw what I did in Ghana. It is other people who are complaining on my behalf, so, I am okay. It is not in my nature to question such decisions.



“I helped my team to achieve victory in Ghana and there can be no satisfaction greater than that,” she said.