The Falcons have crashed out in their race to be at the Olympics as Equatorial Guinea qualified on a 3-2 aggregate, courtesy of their 1-1 draw in the first leg fixture in Abuja two weeks ago.
In Bata, Ngozi Okobi had put the Falcons ahead in the 12th minute, but they failed to hold on to the lead as the hosts fought back late in the second half to equalise. Both sides held on and were only separated in the extra time.
The hosts took advantage of a tiring Nigeria team to score their second goal in the second half of the extra time thus ending the Falcons’ dream of being at the Olympics.
Falcons’ Ngozi Okobi scored the match opener while the two-time African champions levelled the score before full time and grabbed the match winner in the extra time of the hotly contested encounter to earn themselves a spot in the Rio Olympics on 3-2 aggregate win.