Head coach of the South African women’s national team, Desiree Ellis, has revealed her disappointment at losing out to Nigeria in the race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Soccernet.ng reports.

With two previous appearances in their kitty, the Banyana Banyana were aiming to return to the Olympics after missing the 2020 edition.
And having scored in eight consecutive competitive games since losing to the Netherlands at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the South Africans were confident of overcoming the Nigerians.
However, the Super Falcons kept the Banyana attack at bay to record a slim 1-0 victory in the first leg in Abuja on Friday.

Nigeria, who conceded six goals in their two most recent games against the Banyana Banyana, made it two straight clean sheets against South Africa following a goalless draw in the return fixture on Tuesday.

With a 1-0 aggregate win, Nigeria advanced to the 2024 Olympics in Paris while South Africa are left to rue their loss.