Former Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida has advised the Super Falcons to forget about the 2023 Women’s World Cup and focus on how the team will qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Recall that Nigeria were eliminated from the round of 16 of the competition after losing to the Three Lions of England on penalty shootouts.
Super Falcons is expected to face Ethiopia in the second round of the qualifiers, which will hold between October 23-31, 2023.
In a chat with Completesports.com, Babangida said that the Super Falcons can still rewrite history if they qualify for the Olympic games.
“This is not the time for the players to start picking up faults but an opportunity for them to reaccess themselves ahead of the Olympic Games qualifiers.
“They must forget about the 2023 Women’s World Cup and focus on how they will beat Ethiopia to qualify for the Games. Then they can think of rewriting history for Nigeria.”
Africa will be represented by two countries in the women’s football event at the 2024 Olympic Games which will be staged in Paris, France.
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Make NFF PAY them their 60k FIRST before WE TALK about OLYMPICS otherwise na the SAME STORY go SUP ooo
The focus now must be on ensuring that NFF pays the coaches and players ASAP.
No excuses!
NFF should first pay the Super Falcons outstanding match allowances EOD
Would it not have been better if this guy just kept his mouth shut rather than speak such trash…?
SF are owed 2yrs worth of bonuses, SE Eagles are owed bonuses dating back to 16 matches ago (that should be like 2 years too)…..and all these so called ex this and that can say is that the players should continue to get beaten and not cry…..??
Is this all these ex-internationals are worth….? Keeping quiet on germane matters just to be on the good books of the NFF against when appointments will come….??
Really, is that how hungry they are….? That they cannot fight against injustices that has lasted generation after generation, all because of food……???
My goodness….!
No wonder all of them have been silent so far. Except the ones who are not eyeing any favors from the NFF in the immediate or near future.
And then we go into every tournament expecting to perform excellently and play beautifully when nothing has been put in place by the FA to result in such outcomes…..???
Even the people who donated the land upon which FIFA headquarters was built dont have the kind of arrogance and expectations we have of our national teams.
It is time they should reassess themselves….?? Really Mr Babangida…? Really…?
Is it the players (who have given their all on the pitch with nothing more to give, given the little they were given by the FA) who should reassess themselves or this NFF house of rogues….???
And these are the Ex-internationals some nincompoops on this forum want us to fall on our knees and worship even when they make irrational, irritating and irresponsible comments like this….???
As we speak now, the SF team has no coach. But it is the players that should do reassessment…??? They are the ones who should think of rewriting history. NFF is allergic to holding pens to re-write history kwanu…???