Super Falcons qualify for Olympics after 16 years

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have booked a place in Paris 2024 Olympic football event — first time in 16 years.

The nine-time African champions failed to qualify for the London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 after the 2008 games.

The team held South Africa’s Banyana Banyana to goalless in the second leg in Pretoria on Tuesday.

The Falcons secured the ticket after holding South Africa’s Banyana Banyana to a goalless in the second leg in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Complete sport said the result means the Falcons go through 1-0 on aggregate after winning the first leg last Friday.

TheNewspad reports that a return to the Olympics for the Falcons whose last appearance was at the Beijing 2008.

With the victory, the Falcons will now be in Group C at the Olympics where they will face Brazil, Japan and world champions Spain.

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