Ottawa Rapid midfielder Ngozi Okobi -Okeoghene can’t hide her excitement following her return to the Super Falcons, Prompt News reports.
Okobi was a surprise inclusion in Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming friendlies against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon.
The 32-year-old last featured for the Super Falcons at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The former Levante star also took a break from football due to pregnancy and childbirth.
“I’m excited, and happy to be back in the team again. I’m grateful, and honoured. I can’t talk about my expectations at the moment . The way I do things is to take one step at a time,” Okobi told the Super Falcons media.
“I have seen a lot of messages, criticism in the social media which I don’t to care about . I know what I did, and what has happened to me since child birth. It’s a blessing and not a curse.”
She has represented Nigeria 27 times with one goal to her name.
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