Nigeria: Ladipo Saddened By Falcons' Ouster

27 October 2011

President of the Nigeria football supporters club Rafiu Ladipo has expressed sadness over the failure of the Super Falcons to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

In a chat with Sports Vanguard in his office Tuesday, Ladipo lamented, "there is nothing more painful than this. We lost that match to Cameroon in Abuja when we scored two goals and we scored one against ourselves."

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