Super Falcons Qualify For Paris 2024 Olympics
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympics, after seeing out a goalless draw against Banyana Banyana of South Africa at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria to win 1-0 on aggregate.
The Randy Waldrum-led side secured qualification after Rasheedat Ajibade’s 43rd-minute penalty in the first leg proved vital as the Super Falcons held on to a goalless draw in the second leg on Tuesday.
Waldrum kept faith in the same line-up that clinched the vital home win in Abuja. Nigeria dominated the match in the early stages, with the South African attack barely troubling Super Falcon’s centre-back pairing of Christy Ucheibe and Osinachi Ohale.
Nigerian goalkeeper Chimaka Nnadozie was a domineering presence in the air as she kept out the South Africans to claim a vital draw and secured a spot to represent Africa in Paris later this year.
🏁FULL TIME! in Pretoria 📍
South Africa 🇿🇦 0-0 Nigeria 🇳🇬 (0-1 agg)
Nigeria breaks the Olympic jinx since 2008 with a 1-0 aggregate victory over South Africa, securing qualification! We are through to @Paris2024 🎉
📱#SoarSuperFalcons| #RSANGA| #CAFWCQ| #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/GwFeLSwFBv
— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) April 9, 2024
The Super Falcons will be playing at the Olympics for the fourth time. They qualified for the competition in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
The 2024 Olympics is scheduled to take place in Paris, France, from July 26th – 11th August, 2024.
Super Falcons/Chidi Nwoke.
