Babajide Eyes Olympic Qualifiers After WAFCON Heartbreak
Super Falcons forward Rinsola Babajide is shifting her focus to Olympic qualifiers following Nigeria's failure to secure a spot in the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She expressed disappointment in the recent WAFCON performance but remains committed to the team's future success.
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Super Falcons forward Rinsola Babajide has set her sights on the Olympic Games qualifiers after Nigeria’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, where the team failed to secure a spot at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Babajide, who was part of the squad in Ivory Coast, admitted the pain of missing out on a World Cup ticket but expressed gratitude for representing her country at another continental tournament.
“Heartbroken to say the least. It really hurts to miss out on a World Cup spot but grateful for the opportunity to represent my country at yet another WAFCON,” Babajide wrote on X.
“Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way we’d have liked it to have gone. We might be down right now but we’ll definitely bounce back, the only way we know how to, the Naija way.”
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