Peter Dedevbo makes Fifa Coach of the Year for
Women’s shortlists
Head coach of the Nigeria Women U-20 team has
been shortlisted by the world football governing
body for the Fifa Women coach of the year honour
Oct 24, 2014 11:16:00
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)
kudos to the man he don try I hope the country recognizes his efforts too
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