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FIFA 2014 Women’s Coach of the Year
nominee, Peter Dedevbo, has been re-appointed as the coach of the
Nigeria U-20 Women’s national team by the Nigeria Football Federation.
The NFF made the announcement on their twitter handle and website on Wednesday.
The federation said the appointment
became imperative to enable the coach begin preparations for the 2016
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
The Falconets will play Liberia in their
first qualifier in Monrovia on July 11 to kick start the journey to the
tournament, which will hold in Papua New Guinea between October 28 and
November 16, 2016.
Two countries will represent the continent at the competition, which features 16 countries and is in its eighth edition.
Dedevbo led the Falconets to the final
of the 2014 edition in Canada where they lost to Germany. His feat,
which was the first by an African, earned him a nomination for the 2014
FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year.
The NFF also stated that Dedevbo will return with his assistants; Toyin Ayinla, Wemimo Olanrewaju and Auwal Bashar.
Chairman of the Technical and
Development Committee, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, told thenff.com, “The Peter
Dedevbo-led crew did well to get the Falconets to the final of the U-20
World Cup in Canada last year. Most of his players have been snapped up
by the senior team, which shows that he built a good team.”
Source: Punchng
