Waldrum plans to make Falcons world-beaters
’Tosin Oluwalowo
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, says his desire is to see the team consistently finish well at every Women’s World Cup, and possibly winning it.
The American, who will be in charge of the team for the first time against CSKA Moscow ladies in the Turkish Women’s Cup at the Emir Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday (today), said this in an interview with the Super Falcons TV.
“We can expand and build on what is already there from the style standpoint. The ambition of the team going forward is to consistently get out of the group stage and to have a deep run in every World Cup and to become world champions. I don’t think we go to the tournament to play the game just to be there, you want to play to win, so obviously that’s the goal,” Waldrum stated.
NFF board member Ibah dies of COVID-19
Sodiq Oyeleke
A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation and Coordinator for the South-South zone of the body, Mr. Emmanuel Ibah, is dead.
He died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 61, according to a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday.
“Family sources confirmed to the NFF that Ibah, who was also Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Football Association, gave up the ghost on Tuesday morning after succumbing to complications from the new coronavirus pandemic. He was said to have underlying diabetic and hypertensive medical conditions.
“Ibah, an energetic figure who showed intense dedication and commitment to the work of the NFF and Nigeria Football in general, was always at the forefront of preparations for matches of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles, any time the Eagles were playing in the Akwa Ibom State capital, Uyo. The Godswill Akpabio Stadium, known as Nest of Champi