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The Super Falcons last competed in the Olympics in 2008, achieving a quarter-final finish in 2004 in Athens, Greece.
As the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, the head coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s national team has openly criticized the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the team’s failure to utilise the last FIFA window for friendly matches.
Unlike other teams such as Spain, Brazil, and Japan, which will also compete in the women’s football event, Nigeria missed out on valuable preparatory games.
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“We were the only team who didn’t [play games] while the rest teams were playing games. For whatever reason, we didn’t have any games. This camp in Spain will be really important to us and the players,” he said in Chris Tinius' Tinman Podcast.
Coach Randy Waldrum pointed to the NFF's shortcomings, suggesting that the failure was likely due to financial or logistical issues.
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“I think it’s probably a Federation thing. I don’t know if it came down to finances or logistics,” Waldrum said.
“Most of the teams scheduled games in Europe, the United States of America, Mexico. It’s not like the US where there is a window and get everything they need with the resources. It is not just that way in Africa. We don’t have those kinds of resources. We have to take advantage of the opportunities that we get.”
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Waldrum, who also coaches at the University of Pittsburgh, expressed his concerns about the challenges ahead, emphasizing the need for strategic planning given the tough group stage at the Olympics.
“Which of those games do we think we need to put emphasis on and think we can get something out of at the Olympics?
“Again also knowing that you going to need to utilize your roster. Almost pre-planned for the starting and substitution patterns. You have to pre-plan a little more because, at the World Cup, we had six or seven days between some of the games.”
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The coach highlighted the difficulties of managing a small roster with quick succession games, noting the importance of planning for potential injuries.
“That’s the other bad part of it for that reason it has to be an injury to have the alternate players in the team. You have to plan due to injuries and don’t have that option of using them otherwise.”
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Despite these challenges, Waldrum confirmed the team’s friendly match against Olympic champions Canada and their travel schedule.
“The plan is next week. We are scheduled to leave on Thursday. We are going to Spain for some days and we will play Canada in a friendly on the 17th of July in Spain. On the 18th we head to Bordeaux, France a few more days of camp before the opening game on the 25th.”
The Super Falcons will face Brazil in their first game in Bordeaux and then move to Nantes for their remaining two group-stage matches.
This will be the first time the Super Falcons have participated in the Olympics since 2008, with their best result being a quarter-final finish in 2004 (Athens, Greece).
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