Ajibade bags brace as Super Falcons maul Ethiopia in Olympic qualifier

News Express |1st Nov 2023 | 703
Ajibade bags brace as Super Falcons maul Ethiopia in Olympic qualifier

Ajibade on the pitch




Atletico Madrids Rasheedat Ajibade stole the show on Tuesday when the Super Falcons thrashed Ethiopias Lucy 4-0 in a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers.

The first leg of the tieended 1-1 in Addis Ababameaning 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 and slotted cooly to finish a fine counterattack for the home team.

On resumption of the second half, it took Nigeria five minutes to double the advantage. FC Barcelona Femeni star Asisat Oshoala 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.

After 68 minutes, Oshoala nodded home from a Kanu cross to send the crowd at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, into frenzy.

Four minutes later, Oshoala turned provider, racing into the right edge of the Ethiopian box before teeing Ajibade for her second goal of the evening and Nigerias fourthof the encounter. The Atletico lady was also the scorer in the 1-1 first-leg draw.

In the 85th minute, fans favourites Michelle Alozie came inches away from making the scoreline five.

Following Tuesdays victory, the Super Falcons will now play the winnerof the game between Uganda and Cameroon in the next and third round of the qualifiers. (Channels)







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