Despite a lethargic opening fourty minutes of below par performance devoid of the team Nigerians admired at women’s World Cup , a brace from Rasheedat Ajibade and a goal each from Uchenna Kanu and Asisat Oshoala, earned Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 4-0 win against Ethiopia in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games second round qualifiers on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
The Falcons picked the third round ticket 5-1 on aggregate after holding the Ethiopians to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Addis Ababa last week.
After holding out for most part of the first half, the Falcons eventually broke the deadlock in the first minute of added time in the first half.
Kanu received a long pass, ran past her markers inside the box and slotted beyond the keeper.
In the 50th minute Ajibade made it 2-0 as she tapped into the net after Oshoala put in a low cross from the right.
Oshoala got the Falcons’ third goal with a beautiful header off a cross from Kanu on 68 minutes.
In the 72nd minute, Oshoala provided her second assist of the game as she set up Ajibade for her second of the game to make it 4-0.
The Falcons will now meet Cameroon in the third round.
The last time the Falcons played at the Olympics was at Beijing 2008, since then they have missed three straight games.
