South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis is expecting a tough test when Banyana Banyana go up against Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the first leg of their CAF Olympic Qualifiers, slated for Friday. The reigning African champions will take on Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja as they seek to secure one of the two qualifying tickets to the women's football event in Paris. Ellis,...
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum is full of confidence that his team will overcome South Africa’s hurdles for a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nigeria are hoping to break a 16-year jinx at the expense of the reigning African champions and qualify for the women’s football event for the first time since 2008. The last time both countries played each other was at the...
Africa’s best goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Juventus’ midfielder Jennifer Echegini and nine other players have touched down the Super Falcons base in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of their double-header against South Africa. The Randy Waldrum-led side will lock horns against the Banyana Banyana across two legs for a place in this summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Other arrivals include veteran defender Osinachi Ohale, midfield maestro Toni Payne,...
Saudi Arabia-based defender Ashleigh Plumptre will not be in action when the Super Falcons tackle South Africa’s Banyana Banyana for a place in the Olympic Games later this year. The 25-year-old has pulled out of the initial 22-player list, and she will be replaced by teenage defender Jumoke Alani. OFFICIAL: Our 🇳🇬 roster 📄 for @Banyana_Banyana of South Africa 🇿🇦 doubleheader in the fourth and final...
Nigeria's Super Falcons will face South Africa in the final qualifying round of the Paris 2024 Olympics Qualifiers on Friday, April 5, CAF has confirmed. The Super Falcons will first host Bafana Bafana for the first leg at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium by 4 PM (West African Time) before travelling to South Africa for the return fixture on April 9. The winner of the two-legged...
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