Super Falcons booked their place at the Games for the first time since 2008 with a 1-0 aggregate score line
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Super Falcons of Nigeria held Banyana Banyana of South Africa to a goalless draw in a match played at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on Tuesday night.
With the draw, the Coach Randy Waldrum-led side qualified for the women’s football event of the 2024 Olympics in Paris after a 16-year absence from the competition.
Prior to the encounter, Nigeria had defeated South Africa by a lone goal in the first leg played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
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This means the Super Falcons booked their place at the Games for the first time since 2008 with a 1-0 aggregate score line.
TheNiche had earlier reported that South Africa goalkeeper, Kaylin Swart admitted that her team will face a difficult test when they confront the Nigeria in the reverse fixture.
Speaking with CAF Online ahead of the second leg clash, she said: “I think the second leg is going to be tough, but I think the coaches know exactly what’s needed and us as players, we also will look at ourselves and hopefully we’ll come back with a better individual performance. .
“I think if we can start (the second leg) the way we finished the second half (in Abuja), I think there’s so much more to give but we’re not down yet. I still believe in my girls, I still think that we can turn it around at home and I just hope that the fans will come out and be behind us because I do think there’s so much more in the second leg and hopefully we can get the goals we need.”
