NFF Re-appoints Dedevbo as Falconets coach

The Nigeria Football Federation has re-appointed Peter Dedevbo as Head Coach of the U-20 Women's National Team, the Falconets.

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, on Tuesday evening approved, on behalf of the Executive Committee and pending the ratification of the latter, a recommendation by the Technical and Development Committee to keep Dedevbo and his crew for one more term.

The Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, told thenff.com that his committee made the recommendation in view of the accomplishment of the Dedevbo-led crew at last year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.

Anyansi-Agwu said: “The Peter Dedevbo-led crew did well to get the Falconets to the final of the U-20 World Cup in Canada last year. Most of his players have been snapped up by the senior team, which shows that he built a good team.

“We will give the crew all the support that is necessary to qualify the Falconets for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, and for the team to go there and win the trophy.”

Dedevbo's assistants – Toyin Ayinla, Wemimo Mathew Olanrewaju and Auwal Bashar – also return as the Falconets commence a 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Liberia next month.

Dedevbo also tinkered the U-17 Women National Team, the Flamingos, taking the team to the quarter final stage at the World Cup finals in Trinidad and Tobago (2010) and Azerbaijan (2012).