Coach Randy Waldrum has said he still believes the Super Falcons can qualify for the quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics with victory over Japan Wednesday.
The nine-time African champions are bottom of Group C without any points or goals after two rounds of matches.
However, Waldrum is counting on victory over Asian champions Japan to sneak into the last-eight at the Paris Games.
“The way the matches had gone, we still needed a result against Japan and had the chance of going through, so whether we lose or we draw, we still had the opportunity,” the Texan explained.
“I think if we beat Japan depending on what happens in Canada’s group since they have got six points.
“I think it’s going to be difficult for third-placed team to come out of that group, so it’s going to come out of the other two groups and right now Japan got the win late against Brazil.
“So, they are on three points and Brazil are on three points, so if we can get the result against Japan, we we’ll be on three (points), so there’s a possibility that we can still go through as third-place team in that group.”
Waldrum lamented his team’s failure to put away the chances they created against both Brazil and Spain.
