Justin Madugu will take charge of the Super Falcons pending the appointment of a substantive head coach, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday.
The NFF took the decision following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee.
Former handler of the team Randy Waldrum resigned from the post this month.
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Waldrum cited his wife’s “health issues” as reason for his action.
Madugu was one of the assistants to the former Jamaica coach.
He will work together with other technical crew members.
The Super Falcons’ next big engagement is the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals, taking place in Morocco in the summer of next year.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Glory hallelujah. Great piece of news..! Now we can have peace….LMAOo.
Danjuma should be called in to assist him to provide the “tactical sagacity” the team needs.
Bunch of jokers the NFF people are. I guess the Super Falcons will be inactive for the rest of the year and not take advantage of the FIFA free days to play at least one friendly game
Lol. Na to siddon look dey watch them destroy our Falcons. Complete sports is even mentioning WAFCON 2025 as next fixture when at least 5 windows for friendlies remain in 2024 so that NFF can gauge their choice of “coach in acting capacity” (which is obviously a lie. Anyway, their wish for “saving naira” has come to fruition. Congratulations to all the falcons outcasts.
Dr Grey….sannu dai aiki
Madugu was at one time part of Waldrum backroom staff. So I think he should have learnt one thing or two. Unless we have another onlooker…
Finidi George was part of Peseiro’s super eagles Afcon final feat,I think he should have learnt one thing or two!
@Greenturf and he Finidi was an onlooker and a believer of no football philosophy and tactics according to his interview with Brilla fm, but the players have to know when to attack and defend. Isn’t that wonderful.
Greenturf, a beg too much talk no dey full basket. When Madugu is mutilating USA, England, Germany and Spain, you can come and pay off my mortgage!
Anybody who doesn’t support Madugu can put their criticisms where the sun doesn’t shine! I need not tell you further the anatomical position of my body I am referring to!
Hahahaha…..complete your statement biko. Another onlooker like who….?!
Let’s just pray CAF does not give us another qualification format that will force us to face CIV, Ghana, South Africa, and Cameroon in a row to qualify for the world cup with him in charge….otherwise just like the Olympics, it might take us another generation to qualify.
Goodnews for me dr egungu can go and hug transformer.
Hohahaha….yes…good news for you…LMAOoo….because each time NFF listens to you, disaster happens and our football gets dragged ages backwards…LMAOoo
Let your Madugu come and start whipping Cameroon and South Africa with 4 goals the way he was whipping hapless Capeverde and Ethiopian girls….LMAOoo
Idiot even claimed Ethiopia was a bigger female footballing nation than Cameroon just because he was hell bent on hyping Madugu….LMAOoo
My falcons will score goals that has eluded them due to the tactical profligacy of the Jamaican college coach.
…..and end up not qualifying for the Olympics for 16 years….LMAOoo
“We shall I see” I will be here to remind you. Who God has Blessed no man can curse. We will perform better and My little girl Okoronkwo will shine Brighter with lots of Goals for SF. I wish Randy well and speedy recovery to his Beloved person.
We shall I see I am here to remind you. Who God has Blessed no man can curse. We will perform better and My little girl Okoronkwo will shine Brighter with lots of Goals for SF. I wish Randy well and speedy recovery to his Beloved person.
Dear Dr Drey,
If you don’t like this appointment of Madugu, tough!
You can come to my kitchen and hug my refrigerator for all I care. Let us fail with our own. You and your own (young Master Sylvester up there) can leave our Super Falcons for us.
Whatever you do, we don’t give a f**k!
And, oh yeah, Chris Danjuma will soon be unveiled as his assistant. You and your cronies aka Kel, Bomboy, Josh, Stallone-wanna be (Sly) and other birds of the similar a anti-Madugu feathers can all flock together out of this platform!
Madugu we love, in Madugu we trust!
Chima, let’s toast to a fresh beginning; a new dawn of unrivaled success, achievements and accomplishments for our dearly beloved Super Falcons,
HAIL TO KING MAGS, BABY!!!
On what grounds?
Good question Mr. 442,
You see Justin, the wrecking machine, Madugu is androgynous coaching-wise because he has handled both male and female teams at a higher level in the past. He is only one of a few tactically-androgynous coaches out there.
Madugu has worked for teams such as Flying Makwada FC Numan (Chief Coach), Makwada FC (Chief/ Head/Assistant Coach), Adamawa United FC (Technical Adviser), Makwada Warriors and Makwada Queens (Technical Adviser/ Team Manager), and FC Taraba (Technical Adviser).
Even Dr Drey will struggle to lay a glove on the pedigree of this coach.
We are due to experience an action packed thrill ride with unrivalled tactical integrity and sincerity with the Super Eagles with this Jamboree Justin in charge.
Just buckle up bone heads, and enjoy the ride.
Ogbuefi Magudu!!!!
We have well-qualified female coaches now. Mercy Akide, Florence Omagbemi, Maureen Madu, Nkwoacha etc. Who says we can not give the team to a man? Siasia etc. I suggest we get a known female coach to continue from where Waldrum stopped, not an amateur . Nigeria Super Falcons as a team, is no longer a place you come to learn or experiment, we have grown past that level. Get a foreign coach or one of the stubborn ex-internationals, please, or else there will be a recycling of past players and the players of NFF cronies. They will leave out our young, upcoming, and developing players from the junior teams.
Okay, let’s get serious now.
Now on to a lucid write up:
Is Justin Madugu The Best Candidate For The Super Falcons On Interim or Full Time Basis?
Justin Madugu era begins!
The NFF announced indigenous Strategist, Planner and Tactician Justin Madugu as the interim manager of the Super Falcons following Randy Waldrum’s resignation.
This appointment has sparked debate among Super Falcons fans as to the suitability of Madugu for the role.
Some believe there’s time for the NFF to appoint another high profile coach to take over.
When Randy Waldrum was unavailable between October and December 2023, Madugu (who has been his assistant) took over temporarily, overseeing 3 wins and 1 draw home and away against Ethiopia and Cape Verde, with 12 goals for and 2 against Nigeria in those games.
A section of fans point to these outcomes as positive indication of Madugu’s exciting and ruthless potentials if retained permanently. Another bevy highlight Cape Verde and Ethiopia has low level oppositions which any par-for-the-course coach would have won, hence the outcome of those games as a useful barometer of Madugu’s potentials is deceptive at best and useless at worse.
That said, for me, spending time as Waldrum’s assistant should have rubbed off Madugu favourably in the more tactical aspects of the game at this level.
I think he (Madugu) can tap onto the the American gaffer’s avuncular method to win respect from the players and channel their skills and passion to achieve tangible results and success.
Madugu is a CAF A and B licensed coach and has attended different coaching courses like NFF/CAF Football Coaching Course, Tiki Taka Football Development Course, National Football Coach Seminar, and Globacom Premier League International Seminar.
The 60 years old erstwhile assistant to Waldrum has worked for teams such as Flying Makwada FC Numan (Chief Coach), Makwada FC (Chief/ Head/Assistant Coach), Adamawa United FC (Technical Adviser), Makwada Warriors and Makwada Queens (Technical Adviser/ Team Manager), and FC Taraba (Technical Adviser).
I personally think fans should give him a chance to see what he can deliver with a team of hugely talented interweave of indigenous and dual nationality players.
But I harbour some doubts; also I hold sympathy and understanding for fans who believe the NFF should have replaced Waldrum with a coach with proven experience and pedigree at this stage. Such arguments are difficult to discount.