Olympics qualifiers: Falcons must win in Bata – Nwabuoku

Super Falcons captain, Evelyn Nwabuoku has declared that the team is condemned to win against Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional after a 1-1 draw in the first leg tie at the National Stadium, Abuja.

The seven-time African champions are already in Bata, Equatorial Guinea for the make or mar 2016 Olympics qualifier tomorrow.

“We are condemned to win in Bata. We know it will not be an easy game after both sides battled to a 1-1 draw, we have no choice but to go all out to claim the Olympics spot at their own expense.


“It will not speak well of our reputation as African champions to miss the Rio Olympics the same sore manner we missed the 2012 London Olympics.

“We have pushed behind us the psychological trauma that held us down in the first fixture as the reverse clash is almost a life battle we must win.

“Though we are missing some key members of the team we have resolved to win for them, ourselves and Nigerians.

“We will not disappoint this time round in Bata,” the Biik Kazygurt of Kazakhstan midfielder told supersport.com.

The eventual winners of the encounter will automatically claim a spot in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.