By Ime Bassey
Super Falcons head coach, Kadiri Ikhana has expressed readiness of his team ahead of the 2012 African Women Championship qualifying first leg fixture against Zimbabwe in Harare on May 27.

Speaking to Saturday Vanguard Sports after the unveiling his 21 women team list, Ikhana assured Nigerians that team will make the country proud.

“We are readily prepared for the Zimbabwe game and the players are in brilliant shape to execute the game. I am quite sure they will make Nigerians proud over the two legs.

“The team is a mix of the home-based and foreign players to execute the Sunday game after which the foreign players will return to their clubs leaving those based in Nigeria to face Bayana Bayana of South Africa in the June 3rd friendly,” the former Kwara United gaffer said.

The team is expected to play its return leg on June 16 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos following the approval by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).