Super Falcons 1-0 South Africa: Banyana Banyana coach confident ahead of 2nd leg

See what Banyana Banyana of South Africa coach has to say the Super Falcons of Nigeria won in Abuja.

After losing 1-0 to the Super Falcons of Nigeria in the first leg of their CAF Women's Olympic qualifying match on Friday at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Banyana Banyana will need to give it everything they have in the second leg.

The hosts dominated the first half and carried out the majority of the attack.

The persistent pressure paid off in the 43rd minute when the Falcons were granted a penalty due to a foul inside the area by defender Noko Matlou.

Banyana Banyana led by that lone strike going into the break, but Rasheedat Ajibade converted from the spot with ease.

Banyana Banyana was a much better team after the interval, but they were unable to convert a few that came their way

Banyana Banyana coach on beating Super Falcons 2nd leg

Coach Desiree Ellis’ charges will be hoping to overturn the deficit at home

And coach Ellis believes they are still in the game and can turn things around in the second leg on Tuesday.

She said, “Look, we said it was going to be a tight game but we are hopeful of overturning this result in the second leg.”

“We are still in the game. We created a couple of chances, and a penalty decided the match but the game is not over.

"I thought in the second half we raised our game a lot and created good chances and could have equalized.

"Maybe we could also have gotten a penalty at the end when Jermaine was fouled but I’m very proud of the team and we will take it back to Pretoria.”

The second match between the two African heavyweights will take place at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on April 9, 2024.

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