Sweden’s Thomas Dennerby is all set to be appointed as the next coach of the India U17 women’s football team, Goal understands.
The 60-year-old was employed as the head coach of the Nigerian women’s team (Super Falcons) while he has also previously managed the Sweden women’s team for a period of seven years (2005-12). The Swedish coach had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to take charge of the Nigerian team in January 2018.
Dennerby led Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2018 Wafu Women's Cup in Cote d'Ivoire, where he returned to lift the title in 2019.