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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Banyana Banyana’s dream of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris is hanging by a thread after the African champions lost 1-0 to Nigeria in Abuja on Friday in the first leg of the fourth round play-off.<\/p>\n

Super Falcons skipper Busayo Ajibade punished Banyana from the penalty spot after defender Noko Matlou was judged by Algerian referee Mehat Ghada to have committed a foul inside the area in the 40th minute. Desiree Ellis’s team struggled to create clear-cut chances against the number one ranked women’s team on the continent and will now be hoping for a better performance in the return leg at Loftus Stadium on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Banyana goalkeeper Kaylin Swart bailed out her team a number times when the Super Falcons wanted to extend their lead.This was the second defeat in six matches that Banyana suffered against Nigeria in recent times.<\/p>\n

Ellis’ team won the other four encounters.<\/p>\n

A winner of this match will join Brazil, Japan and world champions Spain who are already waiting in Group C.<\/p>\n

The Olympics will take place in July and August in Paris and both Banyana and Nigeria are fighting to represent the continent for the third time in the event.<\/p>\n

The match on Friday was not shown live on SABC or any other platform after Safa failed to reach agreement with the broadcasters in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The SABC, however, promised that the second leg on Tuesday will be shown live.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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