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Paris 2024: Super Falcons emerge as fifth youngest team at Olympics

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Paris 2024: Super Falcons emerge as fifth youngest team at Olympics

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior women’s national team ended the women’s football tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympics as the fourth youngest out of the 12 teams that qualified for the competition.

The age of players in each squad was put into consideration in arriving at the youngest and oldest teams.

According to the women’s football portal, Soccerdonna, the Super Falcons have an average of 26.5 in age to emerge as the fifth youngest team.

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup winners reached the quarter-final of the tournament, Japan has 25.4. The team has the youngest team.

World champions, Spain, with 25.9, fielded the second youngest squad ahead of Zambia and New Zealand (both with 25.9).

The nine-time African champions fielded a young squad ahead of the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) with 27.0.

Brazil (27.1), Germany (27.3), Canada (27.4), Colombia (27.8), Australia (28.3), and France (28.8) have the oldest squad.

Paris 2024 Women’s Football Tournament Squad Age

1. Japan (25.4)

2. Spain (25.9)

3. Zambia (25.9)

4. New Zealand (25.9)

5. Nigeria (26.5)

6. USA (27.0)

7. Brazil (27.1)

8. Germany (27.3)

9. Canada (27.4)

10. Colombia (27.8)

11. Australia (28.3)

12. France (28.8)

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Oluwaseun Oyediji
Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.
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