NFF To Engage Super Falcons Coach Next Year As Madugu Set To Resume On Interim Basis

NFF To Engage Super Falcons Coach Next Year As Madugu Set To Resume On Interim Basis

By Niyi Busari

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not engage substantive head coach for the Super Falcons until next year as Justin Madugu resumes on interim coach, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The NFF according to a source is done with the former coach, Randy Waldrum and will name his replacement in 2025.

The impeccable source from Sunday Dankaro House (NFF headquarters) in Abuja revealed to www.bsnsports.com.ng that the federation will not secure employment of the country's women's senior national team head coach until 2025 because there is no competition for the team this year.

He added that in a deliberate attempt to get the best from the home based players, Justin Madugu will be announced as the interim coach who will invite 30 home based players to camp in Abuja before the commencement of the 2024/25 Nigeria Women's Football League.

"The Nigeria Football Federation will not engage the services of any substantive coach for the Super Falcons until next year because there is no international games for them this year.

Meanwhile, Justin Madugu will be announced as the interim coach. He will invite 30 home based players to camp in Abuja before the 2024/25 NWFL kicks off. His assignment is to identify the best players among the local players to challenge for shirts with their foreign counterparts.

During his time as interim coach, Madugu led the ruthless Nigerian side in their reverse encounter at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Cape Verde courtesy of a brace from Uchenna Kanu, Esther Okoronkwo, and Gift Monday rounding things up.

The nine-time Champions headed there the game on the back of their 5-0 bashing of Cape Verde in Abuja as they qualified on 7-1 aggregates.