Super Falcons’ forward, Francisca Ordega, has has expressed happiness at joining the Washington Spirit, a club that plays in the National
Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), USA.
The club said on Twitter that they
have signed the Nigerian international, saying the 21-year-old could not
contain her happiness at making the move that would see her move to the next level of the women’s top flight.
“I am happy, it’s a dream come true for me because I have been
longing to play in the NWSL. I am looking forward to playing the rest of
my career in the US and spending the rest of my life there” she told
Falcons Media Officer Gracious Akujobi.
“The contract is for just the 2015 season, but I am keeping an open
mind to see how it goes. I may renew at the end of the season. That will
however, depend on lots of factors but I am hoping everything will go
well”
Ordega is expected to join the NWSL side after the return leg of the All
Africa Games qualifier against Mali and gave an assurance that she would be part of the
Falcons at the World Cup in Canada because the release clause was
included in her contract.
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