Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has signed a new two-year contract extension with the Nigeria Football Federation and is already looking ahead to a glorious outing at the 2022 Women’s African Cup of Nations with the team.
The contract will see him finish as the longest-serving coach in Super Falcons history by the end of his tenure in 2024, our correspondent learnt.
Waldrum, 65, was appointed as coach by the NFF in May 2020 and has recorded seven wins, four defeats and one draw in 12 games in charge of the team.Waldrum, who earlier this month helped the Falcons qualify for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco later this year, defeating West African rivals Ghana and Ivory Coast in the qualifying series, hopes to lead the team to a 10th African title in Morocco.
Hosts Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Togo, Senegal, Botswana and Uganda have all qualified for the tournament in Morocco, with the final draw to be held on a date to be announced by CAF.
Nigeria have maintained an iron grip on the WAFCON, winning nine of the tournament’s 11 editions – including the last three.
