Nine-time African champions Nigeria, make their first appearance at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament for the first time since 2008.
FILE: Super Falcons players celebrate goal against Cameroon in Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers in Abuja on Monday, February 26, 2024. X/NGSuper_FalconsHead Coach Randy Waldrum has picked captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale, forward Asisat Oshoala and 14 other players in the Super Falcons’ final list for this year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France.
To qualify for the 12-team tournament, the Falcons edged South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 1-0 in the last qualifying round, with a strike from the penalty spot in Abuja by Ajibade separating Africa’s top two teams over two legs in April.
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