Olympics: Waldrum Gives Reasons Why Super Falcons Failed In Paris

The coach of the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum, has attributed the team’s elimination from the women’s football event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to poor preparation.

The Falcons were sent packing out of the tournament in the group stage with a 3-1 defeat to Japan, failing to secure a win after losing to Brazil and Spain in their first two matches.

Japan took a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes, but Jennifer Echegini scored for the Super Falcons to keep their hopes alive. However, Japan extended their lead with another goal before halftime, ending Nigeria’s chances of reaching the quarterfinals.

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While responding to his team’s flop, Waldrum mentioned that their limited preparation time due to missed training days before the Olympics affected their performance.

“We prepared for them (all three opponents) based on the fact that we haven’t had a lot of time,” Waldrum said via ESPN.

“We missed the last window before the Olympics, and so we missed 10 days of good training before the Olympics.”

Although, there were reports of the Super Falcons going through visa Issues before the Games which caused delays for some of the invited players to join the training camp early enough.

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Meanwhile, African teams in the women football category have been eliminated as the quarter finals kicks off on Saturday, 3rd, 2024.

At least eight teams have booked their places in the 2024 Olympics Women’s Football quarter-finals.

United States vs Japan

Spain vs Colombia

Canada vs Germany

France vs Brazil