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Randy Waldrum is not holding back ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Waldrum, head coach of the Nigerian women’s national team since 2020, has called out the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for not paying players and cutting a domestic camp weeks ahead of the sport’s biggest tournament.
Waldrum, speaking with John Krysinsky of Pittsburgh Soccer Now for the “Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast,” said he has a lot of emotions going into the World Cup. This is Waldrum’s first time coaching at the World Cup. He previously coached internationally with Trinidad and Tobago from 2014-16.
“I know we’re not prepared the way we need to be,” the longtime collegiate coach said to Krysinsky. “I have been very frustrated in recent months, in particular in recent weeks, with the federation and the lack of support we’ve gotten in so many different levels.”
Waldrum went on to explain that the Nigerian Federation cancelled a domestic preparation camp, which would have been…
