Super Falcons vs Ethiopia: Time and where to watch Nigeria's Olympic qualifier

For the Super Falcons' matchup with the Senior Women National Team of Ethiopia this month in the Paris 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament qualification, 22 players were invited to the team's training camp.

The Super Falcons advanced to the third round of the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualification series by default after Sao Tome and Principe's senior girls withdrew from the match.

The Super Falcons placed eighth in the 32-team FIFA Women's World Cup finals held in Australia and New Zealand throughout the summer and now return to the field for the first time since then.

At the end of November, the Falcons will play their Cape Verdean counterparts in the third round of that series.

Next year's Women's Olympic Football Tournament will take place in Paris, France.

In 2000, 2004, and 2008, the Super Falcons participated in Olympic competitions and are now targeting a return.

Halimatu Ayinde's replacement, Esther Onyenezide, made an impression during Nigeria's quarterfinal run at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica last year.

Osinachi Ohale, a defender for Pachuca FC in Mexico, and midfielder Regina Otu, who was absent from the FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand this summer, will not play in this match.

Christy Ucheibe, a Portuguese player for SL Benfica and another World Cup star, is also not participating in the match.

The foreign-based players have begun to arrive for the crucial match.

A delegation of home-based players and technical and backroom personnel from Nigeria took a plane to Addis Ababa for the first-leg match at the Abebe Bekila Stadium.

The winner of the match between Uganda and Cameroon will face the winner of the Super Falcons vs Ethiopia clash.

The Ugandan team defeated Rwanda 4-3 overall, while the Indomitable Lionesses were given a bye.

In the first round of the series, which was contested in July, Ethiopia's senior girls, also known by the nickname Lucy, defeated the senior women's national team of Chad 10-0.

The Ethiopians defeated their hosts 4-0 in N'Djamena five days after winning the first leg 6-0 in Addis Ababa on July 13.

Lamia Atman of Algeria will officiate the match on Wednesday, according to the Confederation of African Football.

Her countrymen Asma Feriel Ouahab, Sara Kemmad, and Ghada Mehat will serve as assistant referees 1, 2, and 4, respectively.

Tabitha Wambui Njoroge from Kenya will be the match commissioner, and Rwandan Angelique Tuyishime will act as the referee assessor.

Togo's Edoh Kindedji will serve as referee for the return leg on Tuesday in Abuja.

Her countrymen Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey will serve as assistant referees 1 and 2, respectively. Mauritania's Yacine Samassa will serve as the fourth official.

The match commissioner will be Christine Ziga of Ghana, and the referee assessor will be Daloba Oulare of Guinea.

The game at the Abebe Bekila Stadium on Wednesday is scheduled to begin at 1.30 pm Nigerian time and 3.30 pm Ethiopian time.

The Super Falcons' game against Ethiopia will be available on the YouTube account of the Nigeria Football Federation and Ethiopia Football Federation YouTube account.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, is the scheduled date of the return leg.

The winner on aggregate will play the winner of the Cameroon/Uganda match for a spot in the qualification series' final round.

The Olympic Games of the following year will take place in Paris and a few other French cities from July 26 to August 11.