Nigeria's Super Falcons Coach, Randy Waldrum has stated he is not bothered by what fans and outsiders say about him based on Falcon's recent performance.
The US tactician has not had it smooth since he took over the helm of affairs of the nine times African champions as he has lost five consecutive games.
Consequently, there have been calls for him to be shown the exit door, but Waldrum will speaking with ESPN says such talks will not burden him.
"I don’t put a lot of weight by what everybody outside says or the results of some games where we know half of those games we have not had our full team together
We are coaching the players that we have and I am proud of their development and I think the fans will be proud of their performance at the World Cup.”
He went further to say that other African countries have invested a lot in their football and Nigerians can't expect Falcons to win the WAFCON everytime.
"You are seeing countries like South Africa and Morocco putting a lot of resources into women’s football and we have to be careful as a country not to expect to qualify and win the Cup of Nations just because we are Nigeria.
“Even in the last tournament, you advanced to the final and the championship by two games on penalty kicks. It’s not like it was a dominant performance in 2018.
People talk about the team qualifying with ease for the World Cup in previous years.
“Women’s football was in a different place then. What you are seeing now in the last two World Cup cycles is that the game has grown and developed in Africa like it has in the rest of the world.”
The Falcons have lost all their preparatory match to the world of 2023, losing to USA back to back and Japan.