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  • Paris 2024: Super Falcons trounce Ethiopia 4-0, progress to next round

    Paris 2024: Super Falcons trounce Ethiopia 4-0, progress to next round

    The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday at the MKO Abiola stadium defeated the Lucy of Ethiopia  4-0 courtesy of goals from Asisat Oshoala ,Uchenna Kanu, Rasheedat Ajibade.

    The West African side dominated the 2024 Olympic Games second round, second leg contest but fought hard to break down the visitors in the first half.

    In the 45th minute of the encounter, Super Falcons winger, Uchenna opened scoring for the Nigerian ladies.

    Upon resumption of second half, Oshoala dribbled past her marker to set up Rasheedat Ajibade for Nigeria’s second five minutes after the break.

    Oshoala got her name on the scoresheet on 68 minutes after she was teed up by Kanu.

    Ajibade netted her second of the game four minutes later with Oshoala providing the assist again.

    To qualify for the olympics in 2024, the super Falcons would have to scale the last hurdle in a two legged encounter with either Cameroon or Uganda.

     

     

  • Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Ethiopia land in Abuja for Tuesday’s reverse fixture against Super Falcons

    Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Ethiopia land in Abuja for Tuesday’s reverse fixture against Super Falcons

    The Lucy of Ethiopia have landed in Abuja ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics second round, second leg qualifying match against the Super Falcons of Nigeria.

    The 35-person delegation arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on Sunday afternoon aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight.

    Recall that Ethiopians were held to a 1-1 draw by the Super Falcons in the first leg in midweek.

    Both teams will slug it out at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday in the return leg.

    Also in Nigeria’s Federal Capital is the squad of match officials, led by Christine Ziga from Ghana, who will serve as the match commissioner.

    Furthermore,  referee Edoh Kindedji from Togo, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey who will serve as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively. Yacine Samassa from Mauritania will be in the role of fourth official.

    FIFA already assigned referee Daloba Oulare from Guinea as the center referee.

     

  • Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Lucy’s delegation, match officials land in Abuja

    Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Lucy’s delegation, match officials land in Abuja

    The delegation of Ethiopia’s senior women national team arrived in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s Paris 2024 Olympics second round, second leg qualifying match against the Super Falcons.

     

    The 35-person delegation flew into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport just after noon on Sunday aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight.

     

    Also in Nigeria’s Federal Capital is the squad of match officials, led by Christine Ziga from Ghana, who will serve as the match commissioner. There is also referee Edoh Kindedji from Togo, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey who will serve as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively. Yacine Samassa from Mauritania will be in the role of fourth official.

     

    Daloba Oulare from Guinea will be the referee assessor.

  • Paris 2024 Qualifiers: How Super Falcons drew 1-1 with Ethiopia

    Paris 2024 Qualifiers: How Super Falcons drew 1-1 with Ethiopia

    Nigeria and Ethiopia’s senior girls put up a hard-fought battle in Addis Ababa on Wednesday afternoon with the game ending 1-1 to set up an interesting return leg in Abuja on Tuesday next week.

     

    Captain Rasheedat Ajibade’s scorching shot from the edge of the box, six minutes after the restart, restored parity at the Abebe Bikila Stadium, after the Ethiopian girls had surprisingly taken the lead in the 6th minute of play as Birkie Amare made hay from a corner kick.

     

    With Asisat Oshoala in the top-striking position, Uchenna Kanu and Gift Monday operated from the wings, with Michelle Alozie switched to left back to allow Nicole Payne take charge at right back. Oluwatosin Demehin and Akudo Ogbonna took control at the centre of the defence, and with Christy Ucheibe and Halimatu Ayinde unavailable, Peace Efih joined Toni Payne and Ajibade to string things together in the middle.

     

    Both teams found it hard to create many opportunities in a tight first period, though Asisat Oshoala should have done better with an opportunity from Payne’s cross halfway into the period.

     

    After Ajibade restored parity, the Falcons took full control, and substitute Ifeoma Onumonu should have put Nigeria in the lead in the 64th minute, only to be denied as she cocked the trigger.

     

    Payne and Onumonu combined to create a gilt-edged opportunity in the 79th minute, but once more Oshoala failed to make hay.

     

    The Falcons thought they had won it when Onumonu towered above all to head into the net on the dot of time. However, Algerian referee Lamia Atman spotted foul play in the build-up.

     

    Both teams will clash again at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, with the winner on aggregate to proceed to the third round, where the winner of the Cameroon/Uganda fixture awaits.

  • BREAKING: Winning goal disallowed as Ethiopia draw Super Falcons in 2024 Olympics Qualifiers

    BREAKING: Winning goal disallowed as Ethiopia draw Super Falcons in 2024 Olympics Qualifiers

    A fine header into the back of the net, which would have become the winning goal for the Super Falcons, was ruled out for an offside in Nigeria’s 2024 Olympics Qualifiers encounter against Ethiopia on Wednesday.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Birkie Amare pushed host Ethiopia to a surprising lead in the 6th minute of the encounter before Rasheedat Ajibade scored the beautiful equalizer in the 52nd minute of play.

    Asisat Oshoala was in the top striking position during the game, with Uchenna Kanu and Gift Monday operating from the wings.

    Michelle Alozie switched to left-back to allow Nicole Payne take charge at right-back, while Oluwatosin Demehin and Akudo Ogbonna were in central defence.

    With Christy Ucheibe and Halimatu Ayinde unavailable, Peace Efih joined Toni Payne and Ajibade to string things together in the middle.

    Both teams found it hard to create many opportunities in a tight first period, though Asisat Oshoala should have done better with an opportunity from Payne’s cross halfway into the period.

    After Ajibade restored parity, the Falcons took full control, and substitute Ifeoma Onumonu should have put Nigeria in the lead in the 64th minute.

    Payne and Onumonu combined to create a gilt-edged opportunity in the 79th minute, but once more Oshoala failed to make hay.

    The Falcons thought they had won it when Onumonu towered above all to head into the net on the dot of time.

    But Algerian referee Lamia Atman spotted foul play in the build-up.

    TNG reports the return leg has been scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 31st October 2023, with the winner on aggregate to square up with the winner of the Cameroon/Uganda fixture for a place in the final round of the qualification series.

    Next year’s Olympic Games will be held from 26th July to 11th August in Paris and a few other places in France.

  • Paris 2024: Nnadozie, Ajibade, Oshoala, 16 others set for official training in Addis Ababa

    Paris 2024: Nnadozie, Ajibade, Oshoala, 16 others set for official training in Addis Ababa

    In-form, France-based goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Oluwatosin Demehin, midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade and forward Asisat Oshoala are among 19 players of the Super Falcons set for Tuesday afternoon’s official training session of their 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament second round, first leg clash with Ethiopia’s ‘Lucy’ in Addis Ababa.

     

    Also set for the session at the Abebe Bekila Stadium in the heart of Ethiopia’s capital are goalkeepers Tochukwu Oluehi and Monle Oyono, defenders Rofiat Imuran, Michelle Alozie, Nicole Payne, Akudo Ogbonna, Jumoke Alani and Comfort Folorunsho, as well as midfielders Esther Onyenezide, Toni Payne and Peace Efih, and forwards Uchenna Kanu, Gift Monday, Omorinsola Babajide and Opeyemi Ajakaye.

     

    Only US-based forward Ifeoma Onumonu was being expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night.

     

    Wednesday’s encounter at the Abebe Bekila Stadium will kick off at 3.30pm Ethiopia time (1.30pm Nigeria time).

     

    The return leg has been scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 31st October 2023, with the winner on aggregate to square up to the winner of the Cameroon/Uganda fixture for a place in the final round of the qualification series.

     

    Next year’s Olympic Games will hold 26th July – 11th August in Paris and a few other places in France.    

     

  • Paris 2024: Onyenezide replaces Ayinde as Ohale, Otu, Ucheibe to miss Ethiopia clash

    Paris 2024: Onyenezide replaces Ayinde as Ohale, Otu, Ucheibe to miss Ethiopia clash

    Midfielder Esther Onyenezide, who impressed at last year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica as Nigeria reached the quarter-finals, has been drafted to take the place of 2023 FIFA World Cup star Halimatu Ayinde in Nigeria’s squad for the 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament fixture against Ethiopia’s senior women national team.

    The delegation of home-based players and technical and backroom staff from Nigeria flew into Addis Ababa on Sunday for Wednesday’s opening leg encounter at the Abebe Bekila Stadium, and the foreign-based players have started arriving for the big match as well. The Super Falcons will host the second leg of the second-round fixture at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 31st October 2023.

    Midfielder Regina Otu, who missed the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand in the summer, and defender Osinachi Ohale who plays for Pachuca FC of Mexico, have been ruled out of the fixture. Another World Cup star, Christy Ucheibe, of Portuguese club SL Benfica, is also out of the encounter.

    The winner on aggregate will confront the winner of the fixture between Cameroon and Uganda. The Indomitable Lionesses drew a bye, while Uganda overpowered Rwanda 4-3 on aggregate.

    Ethiopia’s senior girls, nicknamed Lucy, turned back the senior women national team of Chad 10-0 in the first round of the series, played in the month of July. The Ethiopians won the first lef 6-0 in Addis Ababa on 13th July, before lashing their hosts 4-0 in N’Djamena five days later.

    The Confederation of African Football has appointed Lamia Atman from Algeria as referee for Wednesday’s encounter, with her compatriots Asma Feriel Ouahab, Sara Kemmad and Ghada Mehat as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.

    Angelique Tuyishime from Rwanda will serve as referee assessor while Tabitha Wambui Njoroge from Kenya will be in the role of match commissioner.

    For Tuesday’s return leg in Abuja, Edoh Kindedji from Togo will be referee, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively. Yacine Samassa from Mauritania will be in the role of fourth official.

    Daloba Oulare from Guinea will be the referee assessor and Christine Ziga from Ghana will serve as match commissioner.

  • Paris 2024 Qualifier: Super Falcons set to depart for Ethiopia on Sunday

    Paris 2024 Qualifier: Super Falcons set to depart for Ethiopia on Sunday

    Nigeria’s Super Falcons is set to depart for Addis Ababa on Sunday ahead of the first leg of their 2024 Olympic qualifying fixture against Ethiopia.

    The four home-based players in the team, Comfort Folorunso, Opeyemi Ajakaye, Jumoke Alani and Monle Oyono, will leave Abuja with officials of the team.

    The remaining foreign based players will team up with the four foreign based players in Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia.

    The first leg of the second-round contest will be held in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, October 25.

    The reverse fixture is slated for the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Tuesday, October 31.

    The Super Falcons have failed to qualify for the last three editions of the Olympics.

    Paris will hold the 2024 olympic games.

  • Paris 2024: Nnadozie, Ohale, Oshoala, 19 others to face Ethiopia

    Paris 2024: Nnadozie, Ohale, Oshoala, 19 others to face Ethiopia

    Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale and forward Asisat Oshoala headline a list of 22 players invited to the Super Falcons’ camp for this month’s Paris 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament qualification fixture against the Senior Women National Team of Ethiopia.

     

    Ethiopia will host the first leg of the second-round fixture in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, 25th October with the second leg in Nigeria on Tuesday, 31st October. Ethiopia eliminated Chad in the first round of the series as nine-time African champions Nigeria drew a bye.

     

    The Super Falcons, who finished 8th at the 32-team FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand in the summer, also drew a bye to the third round of the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualification series, after Sao Tome and Principe’s senior girls scratched the tie. The Falcons will be up against their counterparts from Cape Verde in the third round of that series at the end of November.

     

    Paris, France will host next year’s Women Olympic Football Tournament. The Super Falcons played at the Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008.

     

    ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:

     

    Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC); Tochukwu Oluehi (Shualat Alsharqia FC, Saudi Arabia); Monle Oyono (Bayelsa Queens)

     

    Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Pachuca FC, Mexico); Comfort Folorunsho (Edo Queens); Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Nicole Payne (Paris Saint Germain, France); Jumoke Alani (Edo Queens); Rofiat Imuran (Stade de Reims, France)  

     

    Midfielders: Halimatu Ayinde (Rosengard FC, Sweden); Peace Efih (Sporting Club de Braga, Portugal); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid FC, Spain); Toni Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Regina Otu (AS Saint Etienne, France)  

     

    Forwards: Omorinsola Babajide (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, Spain); Ifeoma Onumonu (NY/NJ Gotham FC, USA); Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona Feminine, Spain); Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville, USA); Gift Monday ((Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, Spain); Opeyemi Ajakaye (FC Robo Queens)   

  • How I hawked oranges and pure water in Abia – Super Falcons forward, Kanu

    How I hawked oranges and pure water in Abia – Super Falcons forward, Kanu

    Super Falcons forward, Uchenna Kanu has revealed that she used to hawk oranges and sachet water (known as “pure water”  on the streets of Aba, Abia State few years back.

    According to the Racing Louisville striker, she used to hawk alongside her brother who was also hawking soda drinks on the street of Abia.

    The 26-year-old attacker said they had fun while hawking.

    She said, “I used to sell oranges when I was younger. I would peel the oranges and put them in a pan, put it on top of my head and walk around the streets of Aba, hawking them.

    “And also, I hawked water. For Nigerians who would watch this video, I sold pure water and ice water. Also, I would go with my brother; he would hawk soda that’s Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Pepsi. Sometimes, we will be hawking in the market and we will just see each other and then we will say, ‘Hey!’ We would laugh and then separate again.”

    Kanu gained prominence after representing Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

    She made her senior debut with the Super Falcons in 2019.