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Super Falcons: Dennerby confirms Nigeria resignation

Thomas Dennerby has resigned as head coach of Nigeria's women's team after a year and eight months in charge.

The Swedish tactician boycotted the Super Falcons' doubleheader against Cote d'Ivoire after unresolved issues with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), reportedly due to lack of cooperation and interference.

The 60-year-old coach, who led Sweden to finish third at the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany, had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to take charge of the team in January 2018.

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In his time in charge, 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.