National Teams
Victor Ikpeba: Former Nigeria international seeks early camp in France for Falcons
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Ahead of the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympics, former Nigeria international Victor Ikpeba believes Nigeria should start preparation for the Olympic campaign.
The Super Falcons qualified for the 2024 Olympics after a 1-0 win on aggregate over African champions, South Africa.
This will be the third appearance of the nine-time African champions at the women’s football event of the Olympics after taking part in the 2000 and 2008 editions.
Ikpeba suggested having an early camp in the host country, France ahead of the tournament.
“The Falcons need early preparation, possibly in France for 2-3 weeks, we did the same in 1996, when we trained in the USA, the earlier preparation the better for the team,” Ikpeba told Brila FM.
Randy Waldrum’s side will face Spain, Brazil, and Japan in Group C.
“Super Falcons will get out of this group of death.” He continued.
“Nobody also gave us a chance when we were drawn into tough group at the Olympics that had Brazil, Japan, and Hungary.
“But we went on to make history by winning the first Olympic Gold for Africa,” he concluded.
