NFF rue Super Falcons’ crash against Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria senior women’s national team are out of the fourth round qualifying fixtures for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro following a 2-1 defeat away to Equatorial Guinea.

“You have been eliminated from the Olympics race, but don’t forget that the All-Africa Games is next month, and also the qualifiers for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon, for which you are the defending champions, will soon start”.

Meanwhile, the team which reached Bata, Friday, after catching up with some rest had a light training session at a venue not far from their hotel. “They have been trying to frustrate our team”, NFF official, Tunde Aderibigbe, said.

The Super Falcons impressed brightly from the start as they kept a healthy defensive structure to contain their hosts in the opening 15minutes.

The Falcons lost 1-2 in extra time, after both legs of the fixture ended 1-1.

NFF protocol official Barnabas Joro added: “The FA sent only one member of their staff to receive us at the airport in Bata, and since then, we have not seen them”. Even when we went to the FA office in Bata on Friday afternoon, the place was locked. “I want to assure Nigerians that my team is up to the task”.

As at the time of writing this report, the Super Falcons players are still on their way from Cotonou.

Falcons stars Asisat Oshoala, Francisca Ordega, Josephine Chukwunonye and Onome Ebi are all ruled out of the crucial tie.