It is 14 July 2022, and Cameroon are taking on Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Dominating play, the Indomitable Lionesses are rocked in the 56th minute, when Rasheedat Ajibade, the blue-haired Super Falcon, scores the only goal of the game to sent Nigeria to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023\u2122.<\/p>\n
That defeat dealt a bitter blow to Cameroon and dented their self-confidence. Morale then hit an all-time low in February 2023, when they missed their second chance to go to Australia & New Zealand 2023 by losing the Play-off Tournament final, suffering a 2-1 defeat to Portugal. A few months later, they failed to qualify for the 2024 Women’s AFCON.<\/p>\n
Now, the Indomitable Lionesses are hoping to turn the page and secure a place at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024. Olympic qualification would be a fitting swansong for the generation of Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Ajara Nchout Njoya, but more importantly the chance for new phenomena such as Michaely Bihina to come of age.<\/p>\n
Still just 20, the gifted goalkeeper, who plays for Racing Power FC in Portugal, is a worthy heir to a long line of excellent Cameroon No1s. “It’s true that I have a lot of role models that I can identify with,” she told FIFA.com in an exclusive interview. “In Cameroon, there\u2019s a lot of competition for this position, and that motivates me to never stop working and progressing.”<\/p>\n
An impassioned and reassuring presence, Bihina is now tasked with stopping Nigeria in their double header in the third round of Olympic qualifying on 23 and 26 February. At stake is a place in the fourth and final round, which will decide Africa\u2019s two representatives at Paris 2024.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that, in 10 encounters, Cameroon have only beaten Nigeria twice. However, the teams\u2019 head-to-head matters little to Bihina, one of the spearheads of this new and fearless pack of Indomitable Lionesses, who are determined to write a new chapter in the history of their national team, starting with victory over the Super Falcons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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