WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TICKET
Head Coach Randy Waldrum and Captain Rasheedat Ajibade are assured Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons will overcome the problem of Cameroon this afternoon in Abuja and attain the ultimate spherical of the African qualifying collection for this 12 months’s Girls’s Olympic Soccer Match in France.
Waldrum led his girls to a scoreless draw within the first leg in Douala on Friday, with the Nigerians rueing a disallowed purpose by Jennifer Echegini early within the second half. Each squads then joined the identical flight from Douala into Abuja on Sunday morning.
“We performed a superb sport in Douala and we’re assured of our probabilities to get the ticket in Abuja,” noticed Waldrum.
Ajibade, who scored the lone Nigeria purpose that threw Cameroon’s Lionesses out of the Girls Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco 19 months in the past, and likewise netted two of the targets that eradicated Ethiopia within the second spherical of those qualifying collection, says the Falcons haven’t any concern of regardless of the arch rivals can carry to the turf of the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium in the present day.
“Our goal stays getting the Olympics ticket. Personally, I’ve by no means performed on the Olympics and that’s the case with an amazing majority of gamers on this crew. We’re decided to take this chance. We’ve got one other 90 minutes to make our declare to the final-round ticket and we’re targeted on a constructive consequence.”
Nonetheless, Coach Jean-Baptiste Bisseck can be assured of the power of his Lionesses to show the desk in opposition to the nine-time African champions in Nigeria’s administrative capital.
“We are going to play on the Abuja subject as if we’re enjoying at residence. Cameroon won’t entertain any concern. The Lionesses are ready to win and make progress.”
Each groups will compete on a clear slate on Monday eveninghaving battled to a barren ending in Douala, with the winner almost definitely to be up in opposition to reigning African champions South Africa for a spot in Paris.
Nigeria’s Falcons featured on the Girls’s Olympic Soccer Match in Australia in 2000, Greece in 2004 and China in 2008, however haven’t certified since their outing in China 16 years in the past. Cameroon’s solely earlier outing was on the London 2012 Olympics.
Banyana Banyana bounced Tanzania 3-0 in Dar es Salaam and will have a cruise on the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
For the Nigeria/Cameroon conflict in Abuja, which kicks off at 4pm, CAF has appointed Namibian official Ndemugwanitha Twanyanyukwa as referee.
