Atletico Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade stole the show on Tuesday when the Super Falcons thrashed Ethiopia 4-0 in a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier.
The first leg of the tie ended 1-1 in Addis Ababa meaning Nigeria won the encounter 5-1 on aggregate.
While Nigeria dominated proceedings from the onset, it took almost the end of the first half for the girls to find the net. Uchenna Kanu broke the deadlock in the 45th minute. She received a long pass from Tosin Demehin, slotting cooly after a fine counterattack from the home team.
On resumption of the second half, it took Nigeria five minutes to double the advantage. FC Barcelona Femeni star Asisat floated an inviting cross into the Ethiopia box. Ajibade latched onto it, tapping in from close range to make it 2:0 for the Super Falcons.
🏴FULL TIME! in Abuja 📍
🇳🇬 Nigeria 4-0 Ethiopia 🇪🇹
We are through to the next round of the #OlympicQualifiers. We await second round winners between Cameroon and Uganda.
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— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) October 31, 2023
Following Tuesday’s victory, the Super Falcons will now play the winner of the game between Uganda and Cameroon in the next and third round of the qualifiers.
