The Super Falcons will be without head coach Randy Waldrum as they face Ethiopia in the first leg of the second round of the 2024 Women’s Olympic qualifying games, in Addis Ababa today.
Waldrum, whose current contract ends October 31 and is currently negotiating his extension with the Nigeria Football Federation, according to a source, has personal commitments and could be available for the return leg in Nigeria.
In his absence, assistant coaches Justin Madugu, Ann Agumanu-Chiejine and Auwal Makwalla will take charge of the team
The first leg of the doubleheader encounter will take place at the Abebe Bekila Stadium, Addis Ababa on Wednesday, while the return leg will be held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, October 31.
After failing to qualify for the 2016 and 2020 editions of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively, the Falcons will hope to book a place at next year’s event in Paris.
Nigeria drew bye for the second round of the qualifying series and face the daunting task of moving to the final round of the qualification series against Lucy, as the Ethiopian women’s team is known, who eliminated Chad in the first round of the series.
