A 42nd-minute penalty by Captain Rasheedat Ajibade separated both sides in the game.
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Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum, said the team lost several scoring chances despite the lone-goal victory over Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Friday in Abuja. He also said that it was unfortunate that the Super Falcons failed to score more than a goal in the match they dominated.Nigeria, however, heads to the return leg in South Africa on Tuesday, hoping to pick a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics after 16 years of absence.
“I thought we were good defensively considering we had some new players at the back as we missed players like Ashleigh Plumptre and Tosin Demehim.“Overall I thought we could have controlled the game well, try to finish up with the opportunities we had.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tuesday’s return leg at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria is still so much to play for with the Falcons only a goal up in the fixture.
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