‘Falcons need your support to beat Ethiopia’

Players of Nigeria’s Super Falcons pose for a team photo prior to the FIFA Women’s World Cup match against Australia. Photo: AFP

Sensing danger ahead of Tuesday’s make or mar Paris 2014 Olympic Games qualifier against Ethiopia, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has pleaded with Nigerians to come out in large number to support the Super Falcons.

The match will at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.The Super Falcons forced the Ethiopian to a 1-1 draw in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, and will now have to defeat the East Africans in the return leg on Tuesday to move a step closer to the Olympics Games.

The Falcons will hope to carry their fine form from the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to the Olympic Games by qualifying for the sports fiesta.

Gusau stated that his board is determined to build on the success of the World Cup, adding that qualifying for Paris 2024 Olympics will be another major boost for the team. He, however, said NFF and the team cannot do it alone, and Nigerians must show their support by coming to the stadium to cheer the girls.

“These girls need the support of everybody, and one of the ways Nigerians must show they support to the team is by coming out to watch and cheer them. This kind of support cannot be quantified, and it helps the team to give their all in front of their home crowd,” Gusau stated.

The Nigeria women team last qualified for the Olympic Games 15 years ago in 2008, and the Gusau-led board is keen to break the jinx this time around. A win for the Falcons in Abuja against the Ethiopians will see them take on either Cameroun or Uganda in the next stage of the qualifiers.

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