Nigeria’s Super Falcons‘ midfielder, Jennifer Echegini, has revealed that Nigeria will prove their class at the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The Super Falcons will face Spain, Japan, and Brazil in a tough Group C.

Spain are the current world champions, while Japan has lifted the world title once in the past, and Brazil is one of the super powers in world football.

Despite the quality of opposition in their group, Echegini is upbeat; they can go all the way in the women’s football event.

“I feel like as a Nigerian or any other African team, they underestimate our football ability, and they kind of just base us off strength and speed,” Echegini, who recently joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain, said.

“It’s always ‘oh, they are strong and powerful’, but we can also play.

“I feel like a lot of times, teams don’t expect that, and they’ll be surprised when we start playing around them. I prefer if they don’t expect it because it makes things easier for us, but whenever I hear people talking about Nigeria, it’s always’strong’ or ‘fast’, and I’m like, “We’re not just that, you know?

“A lot of us grew up playing the exact same way as those England girls or the Dutch girls, so it’s kind of funny when people say we’re just speed and strength. We went through the same process growing up; we just chose to represent the Nigerian team.”