Sports

October 13, 2011

Olympics Qualifier: Falode psyches Falcons

Foremost women’s football aficionado and CAF Media Committee member, Aisha Falode, on Thursday stormed the Goal Project camp of the Super Falcons, to encourage the team ahead of their all-important Olympics qualifier against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in Yaounde.

Falode, who has not hidden her desire to help promote Women football in the country, told the players that Nigeria is Africa’s number one Women football nation and they should forget the past and get their acts together for the qualifier in Yaounde, which she said she was sure they can win easily.

“There is no country in Africa that has your record and there is no country that has your pedigree, forget the fact that you didn’t go to the All Africa Games, it was a misnomer and the entire continent missed you, but the Olympics in London next year is bigger and you must gird your loins and ensure that you beat Cameroon and beat them well right in their backyard.

Team coach Eucharia Uche, Coordinator Henritta Ukaigwe and Skipper Precious Dede, who were obviously elated by the impromptu visit said morale is high and that nothing will stop the team from qualifying for the Olympic Games.

They called on Nigerians to keep praying for the team ahead of the encounter as that is all they need to excel in Yaounde. Nigeria carries a 2-1 lead to the encounter from the first leg win in Abuja and Cameroon, have been boasting that they will turn the table in the return leg in October 22.