The Super Falcons are out of the Rio 2016 Olympics qualifiers, after they were beaten 2-1 by Equatorial Guinea in extra time on Sunday. It was a disappointing turn of events for Nigeria’s senior women team, especially since they took a 1-0 lead in the first half of the game at the Estadio de Bata. Ngozi Okobi, who recently signed for Washington Spirit, gave Christopher Danjuma’s team the lead in the 18th minute. The hosts did not equalize until the 86th minute, forcing the game into extra time, when Nzalang Nacional grabbed the winner in the 112th minute of play. This is the second consecutive time that the African champions will miss out on the event, after they lost out via penalties to Cameroun during the qualifying series for London 2012. Equatorial Guinea will now face South Africa in the final round for a ticket to the Olympics.
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