Olympics qualifiers: Eguavoen confirms Ajibade taken to hospital

Super Falcons coach, Austin Eguavoen has said that the team’s captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, who suffered an wounded during their 5-0 triumph implicit Comoros connected Tuesday, was taken consecutive to the hospital.

The Super Falcons defeated Comoros 7-0 connected aggregate, securing a fixture against Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses successful the 3rd circular of the 2028 Olympic women’s shot qualifiers.

The second-leg match, held connected Tuesday astatine the Remo Stars Stadium successful Ikenne, Ogun State, ended successful a commanding 5-0 triumph for Nigeria. Toni Payne and Uchenna Kanu each scored twice, portion Christy Ucheibe added a penalty.

The Super Falcons’ ascendant show was marred by an wounded to their captain, who was stretchered disconnected successful the 23rd infinitesimal pursuing a collision with a Comoros defender.

During the post-match property conference, Eguavoen disclosed that Ajibade would acquisition magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to find the grade of the wounded sustained during the lucifer against Comoros.

“Ajibade, I person not heard anything. I was with the aesculapian team, and they said they were taking her to the infirmary for an MRI to ascertain the grade of the injury,” Eguavoen told reporters.

“Hopefully, earlier we get backmost to the hotel, we volition know. As soon arsenic we person information, I’m not the 1 to springiness it. The aesculapian squad volition interaction the Head of Media, and past we’ll get ...