Midfielder NgoziOkobiis the notable absentee as captainAsisatOshoala and Desire Oparanozie top a list of 23-woman squad invited by Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum for Morocco 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against the Black Queens of Ghana on October 20 and 24.
The Nigerian squad will arrive camp in Lagos on Sunday.
Nine-time African champions Falcons host the Ghanaians at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos on October 20, before the trip to Accra four days later for the reverse fixture.
The winners over two legs will join hosts Morocco and 10 other countries for the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations next year summer.
Nigeria and Ghana clashed in the final match of the inaugural Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 1998, with the Falcons winning 2-0.
However, both strong stallions in the African women football race-course have been drawn to play each other for one slot at the next edition in the summer of 2022 in Morocco.
