… as Waldrum makes two demands from his team
Nigeria’s Super Falcons would be facing South African’s Bayana Bayana for the final round of the Olympic Games Qualifiers.
Recall that Super Falcons defeated the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon on 1-0 aggregate to clinch the final round spot while Bayana Bayana defeated Tanzania on 4-0 aggregate to qualify.
Super falcons would host the first leg at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on April 1st 2024.
The return leg will be played in South Africa eight days later, with the overall winners booking their flight all the way to Paris 2024 to be staged between July 26 and August 11, 2024.
Both teams did not feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, which was eventually organised in 2021.
Strikingly, Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum has urged his team to be efficient and clinical around the opponents’ vital area and convert their chances into goals following their 2024 Olympic qualifier third round second leg 1-0 win over Cameroon on Monday in Abuja.
Waldrum said this was critical if they intend to beat their South African counterparts to the final round qualification ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Nigeria had several chances to kill the game against Cameroon in the first half after enjoying a good start to the encounter.
However, poor finishing from Jennifer Echegini, Rasheedat Ajibade, Toni Payne, and Esther Okoronkwo left Nigeria holding on after Cameroon gained the upper hand in the second half.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Waldrum said at his post-match interview: “In the match we had some chances that we missed and it was a match we really struggled to win.
“You can go back and look at the opportunities that we had. We could have easily finished the game at half time.
“So, we have to be more efficient and clinical around our opponents’ vital area and convert chances into goals.
“I would have also preferred the match to be played in the night because the weather was hot, but we can’t complain because the players are all Nigerians and are used to it.”
