I Wasn’t Paid for 14 Months – Ex-Super Falcons Coach Waldrum Slams NFF Over Financial Mismanagement

• The 68-year-old revealed he had long-term plans for the team but was concerned about the NFF’s poor commitment to football development.

• Ex-Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum says Nigeria’s dominance in African football is at risk, praising countries like Morocco, South Africa, and Ivory Coast for investing in the game.

Former Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has warned that Nigeria’s women’s team could lose global relevance without major investment in infrastructure and support.

In an interview with Eagles Tracker, the 68-year-old revealed he had long-term plans for the team but was concerned about the NFF’s poor commitment to football development.

“It’s easier to dispose coaches if they don’t win, but with what’s going on in Africa, it’s going to be difficult to continue winning if the Federation doesn’t start to support things better,” Waldrum said.

Ex-Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum says Nigeria’s dominance in African football is at risk, praising countries like Morocco, South Africa, and Ivory Coast for investing in the game.

He criticised the NFF’s poor financial management, revealing he went 14 months without pay during his four-year tenure.

“If I wasn’t working at Pittsburgh, I would’ve lost my home here,” he said, explaining why he sought more security by working multiple jobs.

The former coach emphasised the importance of investing in football infrastructure, citing Morocco’s national training center as one of the best in the world.

“Nigeria almost feel like it’s a birthright to win the WAFCON, to win it because they’ve done so many times, but it won’t continue that way, and a day will come where they won’t qualify for the World Cup if they’re not careful,” he warned.

Now led by Justin Madugu, the Super Falcons will kick off their WAFCON campaign against Tunisia on July 6, followed by games against Botswana and Algeria.

During Randy Waldrum’s tenure, Nigeria saw a surge in foreign-born talent, thanks to his U.S. ties as coach of the University of Pittsburgh women’s team. However, success now hinges on the NFF addressing key financial and infrastructural issues.

“There’s so much potential to do great things on both the men and women’s side in Nigeria, and my hope when I took the job was that I could bring some new ideas and thought process, especially with our women being the best in the World here in the United States.

“I thought I could bring some of the organisational ideas, the long-term planning. I had developed a ten-year plan for Nigeria, for youth football and how it would translate into winning a World Cup within the next ten years and I hoped I could influence it that way because I knew they had great players.

“That’s why I took on the project, but I enjoyed my four years there. I also had some difficult time there, but we had a lot of great success, but I loved my time there,” he said.