AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal
that Nigeria are in advanced talks with
Dutch coach Hesterine de Reus, who has
handled Australia women’s team, to take
over the Super Falcons.
The 53-year-old has also worked with the
Dutch FA, PSV Eindhoven women’s team
as well as the Jordan women’s team,
leading them to win the 2010 Arabia Cup.
Also on her CV are her stints with the
Netherlands U15,U16 and U19 women’s
teams between 2002 and 2010.
Over a decade, she won 43 caps for her
native
“The NFF are in serious talks with
Hesterine and it is hoped an agreement
will be reached very soon,” a top source
told only AfricanFootball.com
Nigeria contact Sweden coach
Coach of Sweden to the recent Women’s
world Cup in Canada, Pia Sundhage, was
also being considered to take over the
African champions.
But she will later say she does not
consider herself good enough for the post.
Nigeria are shopping for a top-rated coach
for Falcons after the country failed to
again go past the group stage of the World
Cup in Canada despite the quality and
class of players in the team.
Rivers Angels coach Edwin Okon has been
fired and Chris Danjuma has been
appointed in a temporary capacity.