By James Agberebi 25 October 2023 | 3:51 pm Ethiopia held Nigeria’s Super Falcons to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, a second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. The game which was played inside the Abebe Bikila stadium, saw Ethiopia take a shock 1-0 lead in the 6th minute through Birkie Amare. A corner kick… Nigeria’s players pose for a team photo during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup round of 16 football match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton / AFP) Ethiopia held Nigeria’s Super Falcons to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, a second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. The game which was played inside the Abebe Bikila stadium, saw Ethiopia take a shock 1-0 lead in the 6th minute through Birkie Amare. A corner kick led to a scramble inside the Falcons 18-yard box with Amare reacting quickest to slot home past Chiamaka Nnadozie. After a frustrating first half, the Falcons eventually leveled up early in the second half through captain Rasheedat Ajibade with a superb volley. Ajibade controlled a poor clearance by an Ethiopian defender outside the box and hit a long-range strike which flew into the top corner to make it 1-1 on 52 minutes. In the 92nd minute, Ifeoma Onumonu thought she had put the Falcons 2-1 ahead but her effort was ruled out for offside. Both teams will meet again for the second leg which will come up on Tuesday, October 31 inside the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja. The only previous encounter between the Falcons and Ethiopia was in the group stage at the 2012 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations which the Nigerians won 3-0. Sport 13 mins ago Ethiopia held Nigeria’s Super Falcons to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, a second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. The game which was played inside the Abebe Bikila stadium, saw Ethiopia take a shock 1-0 lead in the 6th minute through Birkie Amare. A corner kick… 20 mins ago Semi Ajayi could miss Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in November through an ankle ligament injury. Ajayi came on in the 78th minute against Plymouth on Saturday which ended goalless. According to Birmingham Mail, the defender was clearly struggling when reporting for training on Monday. West Brom manager Carlos Corberan… 5 hours ago The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in November. The Super Eagles X account announced the dates on Wednesday. On match day one in Group C, the Super Eagles will host Lesotho inside the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo,… 11 hours ago Bayelsa Queens and FC Robo of Lagos began their opening matches in the ongoing third edition Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) with victories over Nasarawa Amazons and Fortress Ladis respectively. 12 hours ago The Confederation of African Football (CAF), yesterday, announced that the African Football League quarterfinal second leg game between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and Nigeria’s Enyimba will be played tomorrow, instead of today, as earlier advertised. 12 hours ago Nigeria will begin its quest to return to the Olympic Games football event today when the Super Falcons meet Ethiopia’s Lucy in the second round of the Paris 2024 African qualifying series. 13 hours ago Organisers of the maiden Love Nature Academy Swimming Championship have said that they organised the competition to fish out hidden talents in Lagos and its environs. Over 200 children from various swimming clubs participated in the competition held at Lagos Country Club… 13 hours ago Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) President, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah (rtd.), has confirmed that the nation indeed applied and was admitted into the new body challenging International Boxing Association’s (IBA) authority as world’s amateur boxing controlling body. 13 hours ago Gabriel Jesus scored a sublime goal and created another to earn Arsenal an important 2-1 Champions League win over Sevilla on Tuesday, making up for their shock defeat at Lens earlier in October. 13 hours ago World 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, 400m barrier runner, Nathaniel Ezekiel, and middle-distance runner, Edosie Ibadin, have qualified for next year’s Olympics, just as World Athletics has launched its tracking qualification tool for the Games.
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