Veteran defender, Onome Ebi is set to become the first African to play in five Fifa global tournaments after being named in Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup squad.
36-year-old Ebi, who has been part of the Super Falcons set-up since making her debut in 2003, played at the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cups.
Ebi’s inclusion and the omission of Ini-Abasi Umotong were the two main talking points after Nigeria coach Thomas Dennerby named his players for France 2019.
Ebi, the 2018 Nigerian footballer of the year and four-time winner of the African Women’s Cup of Nations, believes playing in France will complete her football story.
Nigeria will depart a training camp in Austria on 4 June for Reims, where they open their World Cup campaign against 1995 winners Norway on 8 June.
The nine-time African champions will then play South Korea in Grenoble on 12 June before facing hosts France on 17 June in Rennes.
