Nigeria boss Randy Waldrum says his side must 'prepare properly' for the 2024 Olympic Games women's football tournament.
A first-leg goal by Rasheedat Ajibade was enough for Nigeria to see off South Africa and book their ticket to Paris 2024
The Super Falcons and Zambia booked their places in Paris as African qualifying culminated on Tuesday."Now my plea and challenge is to the Minister of Sport and to the federation - to help us prepare properly," Waldrum said.in Pretoria, progressing 1-0 on aggregate thanks to Rasheedat Ajibade's winner in the first leg.
"We need a camp in Europe to prepare for the group that we have - we need proper training, we need proper transportation," Waldrum, 67, added. Eleven-time continental champions Nigeria will be making their fourth appearance at the Olympics, with their best previous result a quarter-final exit in Athens in 2004.losing to eventual runners-up England on penalties."And if you look at our group, again - like the World Cup - it's the group of death, so to speak.
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