Super Falcons to Appoint New Coach Before Olympics

The Super Falcons are set to have a new technical crew before resuming their 2028 Women’s Olympic qualifying campaign in October, as indicated by Bukola Olopade, Director-General of the National Sports Commission. The Nigeria Football Federation requested the resignation of the current technical crew, led by coach Justine Madugu, after the team’s disappointing performance at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where Nigeria faced their earliest exit by losing 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals.

This failure also resulted in missing automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Other affected crew members include former goalkeeper Ann Chiejine, goalkeeper coach Auwal Makwalla, and Swedish staff Igor Krulj and Per Karlsson.

The NFF is tasked with restructuring the technical setup as the Olympic qualifiers approach. Nigeria will face Comoros in October, who advanced after a 30-0 aggregate victory over Sudan.