Izuchukwu OkosiNine-time African champions Nigeria have reached the last round of qualifiers to the 2024 Women’s football tournament of the Olympics following their 1-0 win against Cameroon on Monday evening at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abuja, Prime Business Africa reports.
Esther Okoronkwo scored the decisive goal for the Super Falcons that ensured they had a 1-0 aggregate win after the goalless draw on Friday.
The goal was struck in the 15th minute of the first half but the Falcons did not make the best of further chances that came their way in the second half.
Jennifer Echegini who assisted Okoronkwo’s goal missed a couple of chances along with Asisat Oshoala, Akudo Ogbonna and Rasheedat Ajibade.
A significant part of the game were the impressive saves made by goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie of Nigeria and Cameroon’s Michaely Bihin.
The Falcons will face South Africa who overcame Tanzania over two legs to advance to the fourth round of qualifiers.
The match is expected to generate enormous interest as the countries’ men’s teams faced-off at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
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.
