Ahead Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Onyenezide replaces Ayinde

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Midfielder Esther Onyenezide, who impressed at last year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica as Nigeria reached the quarterfinals, has been drafted to take the place of 2023 FIFA World Cup star, Halimatu Ayinde in Nigeria’s squad for the 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament fixture against Ethiopia’s senior national team.

The delegation of home-based players, technical and backroom staff from Nigeria flew into Addis Ababa on Sunday for tomorrow’s opening leg encounter at the Abebe Bekila Stadium. The foreign-based players have started arriving for the big match as well.

The winner on aggregate will confront the winner of the fixture between Cameroon and Uganda. The Indomitable Lionesses drew a bye, while Uganda overpowered Rwanda 4-3 on aggregate. Among the forwards are: Omorinsola Babajide ; Ifeoma Onumonu ; Asisat Oshoala ; Uchenna Kanu ; and Opeyemi Ajakaye After the impressive opening ceremony of the 2023 Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, yesterday, the competition continues today from 10.00 a.m. when Nasarawa Amazons will trade tackles with Bayelsa Queens with the game between FC Robo and Fortress Ladies coming up immediately after. These games will hold at the UNIBEN…

 

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