Afrigather Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons might be with out their head coach, Randy Waldrum, once they conflict with Ethiopia in an important African Ladies’s Nations Cup qualifier this Wednesday, Soccernet.ng stories.
Waldrum guided the Falcons to the knockout rounds of the 2023 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup in the summertime.
The American tactician is aiming to assist Nigeria make it to the Olympic Video games for the primary time in additional than a decade.
Nonetheless, Waldrum is not going to be within the dugout when the previous African champions file out in opposition to Ethiopia in Addis Ababa within the first leg of the qualifier, as he’s at the moment held up within the US on account of prior commitments.
Waldrum, who additionally doubles because the College of Pittsburgh Panthers girls’s head coach, is anticipated to be out there for the return leg in Nigeria on the weekend.
Stepping up in his absence are the proficient Nigerian assistants Justin Madugu, Ann Chiejine, and Auwal Makwalla, who’ve collaborated intently with Waldrum for the previous two years.
Led by Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala, the squad of 19 gamers, together with skills akin to Chiamaka Nnadozie, Oluwatosin Demehin, and Rasheedat Ajibade, had their first official coaching session on Tuesday afternoon on the Abebe Bekila Stadium in Addis Ababa.
Nonetheless, absent from the lineup are regulars Ashleigh Plumptre, Halimotu Ayinde, and Christy Ucheibe.
The Tremendous Falcons tackle Ethiopia on Wednesday, with the kick-off time set for 3.30 pm native time.
The return leg is slated for October 31, 2023, on the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.
The mixture winner will then face off in opposition to the victor of the Cameroon/Uganda fixture for a shot on the ultimate spherical of the qualification collection.
Aiming to safe a spot within the Olympic girls’s soccer occasion, the nine-time African champions, the Tremendous Falcons, need to make a powerful comeback after lacking the earlier three editions.
