Banyana Banyana and Nigeria’s Super Falcons will compete in the final round of the CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers on Tuesday evening at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
South Africa trailed 1-0 in the first leg and will need to win by two or more goals on Tuesday to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
With the away goal rule not in the equation, the home team will have to work a little harder to impress their fans on Tuesday night.
Despite South Africa’s loss in the first leg, head coach Ellis believes her team is superior to what they demonstrated in Abuja.
“Looking forward to the game, we have looked at the footage (from the first game) as well. We know we are better than what we showed in Nigeria. We can do way better than that and I think the second half showed how well we can play. It is a match we have to win,” said Ellis.
The Banyana boss hopes the team will die a little in Tuesday’s match.
“We have to put everything into it to make sure that we get the goal early to be able to kickstart from there. We know it won’t be easy; Nigeria got the one-goal advantage and we have to prepare for every eventuality,” concluded the coach.
The African Champions will be looking to qualify for the Olympics for the third time, while Nigeria wants to return after 16 years.
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