The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the women’s football event of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Nigeria defeated South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the final round of qualifiers to book a place at the Games for the first time since 2008.
Rasheedat Ajibade’s 43rd-minute penalty in the first leg proved historic as the Falcons held on to a pragmatic goalless draw at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday.
Randy Waldrum kept faith in the same line-up that clinched the vital home win on Friday.
The Falcons dominated the match in the early stages. They held on to the ball, with the South African attack barely troubling Nigeria’s makeshift centre-back pairing of Christy Ucheibe and Osinachi Ohale.
Chiwendu Ihezuo was handed an opportunity, but her header off a Deborah Abiodun cross trailed wide.
The match settled for a cagey battle in the midfield, with chances few for both teams
