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Super Falcons head coach sets “target” for 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup

The Super Falcons are one of the select seven nations that have never failed to advance to the FIFA Women’s World Cup since the event’s inception.

Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, has revealed that the Super Falcon’s first goal as a team is to advance from the group stage.

The coach has set winning the FIFA women’s group stage as his first objective for the competition, according to a press statement from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

The Nigerian women had a challenging draw in which they would compete against one of the co-hosts Australia, as well as Canada and Ireland.

However, the American who last time out guided the ladies to a dismal performance in the 12th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, hosted in Morocco will have to wipe away the awful record with a fresh vigour when his squad travels to Europe.

Although the 66-year-old is hopeful and thinks his team may progress in the international tournament, he underlined that they must take things gradually in order to reach their objectives.

The Texas native said, in a statement published on the Nigerian football body’s website,

“The first target for us at the World Cup is to advance out of the group stage.

“Everyone wants to get to the knockout stage but obviously in order to achieve that, you have to advance out of the group,our focus is principally on doing that.”

The Super Falcons will start their campaign against the Olympic champions Canada at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, which runs from Thursday, July 20, to Sunday, August 20, 2023.

 

 

Ayomide Oguntimehin

Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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