The Federation of International Football Association has released the shortlists for the 2014 Fifa Coach of the Year for Women shortlists with Nigeria Women’s U-20 coach, Peter Dedevbo making the cut in the ten-man list.

The roll was compiled by Fifa’s Committee for Women's Football and a group of experts from France Football.

Under the guidance of Dedevbo, Nigeria went within inches of becoming the first African nation to become women’s world champions after losing to Germany 1-0 in the final of the Fifa U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.

He also boasts a strong connection with the many young stars of Nigerian women’s football, having also coached the U-17 national team at Azerbaijan 2012 prior to his breakthrough effort with the Super Falconets at Canada 2014.

The named will be pruned to three on December 1, 2014 while the winner will be announced at the Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala on 12 January 2015.


FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

1. Philippe Bergeroo (France/France national team)
2. Peter Dedevbo (Nigeria/Nigeria U-20 national team)
3. Laura Harvey (England/Seattle Reign FC)
4. Ralf Kellermann (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg)
5. Maren Meinert (Germany/Germany U-20 national team)
6. Norio Sasaki (Japan/Japan national team)
7. Pia Sundhage (Sweden/Sweden national team)
8. Asako Takemoto Takakura (Japan/Japan U-17 national team)
9. Jorge Vilda (Spain/Spain U-17 national team and U-19 national team)
10. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany/Switzerland national team)

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