BY Remi Sulola
D’Tigress will face Puerto Rico, Serbia, and Belgium in three tune-up friendlies ahead of the Olympic Games.
Otis Hughley’s ladies will take on the three countries at Lange Munta Arena in Kortrijk, Belgium.
The team has been in a training camp in Las Vegas since May 8 in preparation for the summer games.
Ezinne Kalu, Adaora Elonu, Promise Amukamara, Sarah Ogoke, Sarah Imovbioh, and Aisha Balarabe are among the players in camp.
Others are Oderah Chidom, Amy Okonkwo, Atonye Nyingifa, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah and Nicole Enabosi.
The duo of Ify Ibekwe and Victoria Macaulay, who could not join the team during the February camp in Atlanta, complete the list of players in camp.
The Nigerian team will take on Puerto Rico on Friday before facing Serbia the next day.
The team will conclude its series of friendlies with another tough game against Belgium on Sunday.
D’Tigress are drawn in Group B against Japan, France, and the US for the Olympics.
The perennial sporting event will start on July 23 and end on August 8.
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