6 Coaches who could be drafted into Super Falcons Technical crew

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Shortly after the Super Falcons booked their qualification to the next round of the AWCON qualifiers, the Nigerian Football Federation announced that they would strengthen the technical department of the team and that means that new coaches would be drafted in to assist Waldrum. Here are 6 coaches who could get the job.

Moses Aduku: Coach Aduku is the manager of Aiteo Cup Champions, Bayelsa Queens. The manager has been with the Bayelsa team since the departure of Rollanndson Odeh and has changed the fortunes of the club to become major contenders in the league. Aduku won the Aiteo Cup with Bayelsa Queens this year.

Peter Dedevbo: He has experience in coaching Nigerian women teams. He led the Flamingoes to the U-17 World Cup in Azerbaijan and also led the Falconets to the final of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada and also took the Falconets to the World Cup in 2016. The team failed to progress from the group stage despite winning two games.

Florence Omagbemi: The former captain of the Super Falcons led the team to win the African Women Cup of Nations in 2016. After the tournament, her contract was not renewed and she was replaced by Swedish coach, Thomas Dennerby. She was building a strong team and played a difficult tournament, beating hosts Cameroon in the final.

Uche Eucharia: She led the Super Falcons to AWCON 2010 where the Falcons lifted the tournament. Uche had a mixture of the experienced legs in the team and some young players like Desire Oparanozie, Ngozi Okobi, Francisca Ordega and others who joined from the U-17 and the U-20 teams. She led the Falcons to the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 where the Falcons lost two games and won 1-0 against Canada and

Maureen Mmadu: She is one of the most qualified coaches in Nigeria and the first African woman to coach a top team in Europe when she became the coach of Avaldsnes of Norway. She was Thomas Dennerby's assistant as the team won the WAFU Cup, the AWCON and also progressed to the round of 16 at the World Cup in France.

Edwin Okon: He is one of the most experienced managers in the country and has a record of success in Nigerian football. Coach Okon has won laurels with Rivers Angels and won the AWCON in 2014. He led the Falcons to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada where the Falcons failed to progress from a difficult group. One of the highlights of his team as the Super Falcons coach was when the Super Falcons came from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Sweden. He led the Falconets to the U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012 where the team finished fourth after losing 2-1 to hosts, Japan in the third place game.

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