Bay FC are thrilled by the prospect of watching Asisat Oshoala strut her stuff with the Tremendous Falcons on the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris.
The Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League facet expressed their enjoyment of a put up on their Instagram web page on Wednesday following Nigeria’s qualification after defending their 1-0 first-leg benefit in a pulsating barren second leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Tuesday.
The membership additionally felicitates with Racheal Kundananji, one other African participant of their e-book who secured Africa’s second ticket to the Video games with the Copper Queens of Zambia on the expense of Morocco.
“Agba Baller Asisat Oshoala and Copper Queen Racheal Kundananji will likely be competing on the Summer time Olympics for the Nigeria Tremendous Falcons and Zambia, respectively. We are able to’t wait to see them shine on the worldwide stage,” learn the membership’s assertion.
Oshoala, who’s a distinguished member of the Bay FC first group, is extensively revered for scoring their first NWSL purpose on her debut within the 1–0 victory towards Angel Metropolis.
Having represented Nigeria on the U20 and senior ranges with World Cup and Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations appearances below her belt, Oshoala will likely be trying to make her first look on the Olympics depend.
The document six-time African Girls’s Participant of the 12 months was a sorry sight when the Tremendous Falcons didn’t qualify for the final version in Tokyo after dropping to Ivory Coast within the third spherical of the African qualifying sequence.
Throughout an interview with BBC Sports activities, the 29-year-old, who must be going for a swan music in Paris, stated 4 years was a very long time to attend, however they’ve shortly rolled by.
“It’s very disappointing and an actual heartbreak for us,” stated Oshoala, who has scored 37 targets in 61 outings with the Tremendous Falcons since 2013.
He lamented additional, “Clearly, it’s what I used to be trying ahead to. I’ve by no means performed on the Olympics, and it’s necessary for us to take part in it as a group.
“I really thought this may be it—sadly, it wasn’t meant to be.
“4 years is a really very long time for us, and I consider we’ve all discovered an important lesson from this exit.
“Hopefully we are able to choose ourselves up on and off the sector. We are able to solely apologise to our followers and attempt to construct on from right here.”
Oshoala was not listed for the primary leg towards South Africa that came about at Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium on Friday for arriving in camp a day earlier than however performed a cameo function in Pretoria as Randy Waldrum’s group braced the percentages to sail via to Paris, the place they may start their marketing campaign in Group C towards Brazil, Japan, and world champions Spain.
