The Nigeria’s senior female football sensation, the Super Falcons, have brushed aside, their South African counterpart, the Bayana Bayana, to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Paris, France.
The Super Falcons played a draw with the Banyana Banyana in the second leg fixture of the Olympics qualifiers today, April 9, after defeating them with a lone goal in Abuja, Nigeria, last week.
The game was played at the Loftus Versfeld stadium, Pretoria in South Africa.
The second leg fixture saw both sides attempting very few scoring chances, but it was Nigeria’s defence and goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie who kept the hosts at bay.
Efforts by captain Thembi Kgatlana to open scoring for the hosts in the second half proved abortive as Nigeria’s wall stood tall to defend their lead on the day.
Super Falcons’ victory opened a new chapter in the continent’s Olympic games after 16 years as onlookers.
Meanwhile, Nigeria is in Group C alongside World Cup champions Spain, Japan and Brazil in the Games that is scheduled for July 26 to August 11 in France.
