Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s women football national team, Super Falcons on Friday evening earned a crucial 1-0 win and three points in the last round of qualifiers to the Women’s football tournament of the 2024 Olympics, Prime Business Africa reports.
Atletico Madrid forward Rasheedat Ajibade converted a perfect penalty in the 43rd minute that was ultimately the only goal of the match.
The Falcons lost a couple of great opportunities in the close game but the returning Chinwendu Ihezuo who was fouled inside take box that resulted in the goal was a constant threat to the Bayana Bayana with her pace and trickery.
Substitutes Esther Okoronkwo and Rinsola Babajide also gave good account of themselves while Paris FC goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was at her elastic best.
Nnadozie saved a long range strike from Jermaine Seoposeenwe after she was teed up by Thembi Kgatlana.
Attention shifts to the return leg of the fixtures next week Tuesday in Pretoria.
The South African contingent are expected to depart Abuja for South Africa on Saturday morning while the Falcons are billed for their trip on Sunday
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
