2024 Olympic Qualifiers: Plumptre, Ebi dropped as NFF invites 22 for Ethiopia clashes

Ashleigh Plumptre of Nigeria and Leicester City in action during the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The Super Falcons duo of Ashley Plumptre and Onome Ebi will play no part in the 2024 Olympic qualifiers against Ethiopia after being dropped by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

The NFF on Monday revealed the list of players called up for the games against Ethiopia with the likes of goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and forward Asisat Oshoala included as expected.

Ethiopia will host the first leg of the second-round fixture in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, 25 October while the second leg has been scheduled to take place in Nigeria on Tuesday, 31 October.

To get to this stage of the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament qualification, Ethiopia eliminated Chad in the first round of the series as nine-time African champions Nigeria drew a bye.

The Super Falcons, who finished 8th at the 32-team FIFA Women’s World Cup finals which was hosted by Australia and New Zealand in the summer, also drew a bye to the third round of the 2024 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualification series after Sao Tome and Principe’s senior girls scratched the tie.

The Falcons will be up against their counterparts from Cape Verde in the third round of the qualification series for the AWCON at the end of November.

Paris, France will play host to next year’s Women Olympic Football Tournament. The Super Falcons of Nigeria, meanwhile, played at the Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008.

ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC); Tochukwu Oluehi (Shualat Alsharqia FC, Saudi Arabia); Monle Oyono (Bayelsa Queens)

Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Pachuca FC, Mexico); Comfort Folorunsho (Edo Queens); Oluwatosin Demehin (Stade de Reims, France);