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NFF disappointed as American rejects Falcons

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The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed its disappointment that Randy Waldrum has rejected the chance to become coach of the Super Falcons.<br />
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Waldrum and the NFF failed to agree terms for the American to succeed Florence Omagbemi in the role, despite an announcement from the federation in October.<br />
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Earlier this week the 61-year-old opted to accept a new role as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh women’s team.<br />
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“I’m quite disappointed that Randy Waldrum was appointed and he decided not to come,” NFF official Chris Green told BBC Sport on Thursday.<br />
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“I’m actually disappointed in the fact that I thought we had a good coach in him.”<br />
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“He said in his letter (to us) that from when the (NFF) president gave him the job, they did not do anything or contact him any further,” Green added.<br />
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“There are other things that are required like signing the contract itself, working conditions and all the basics that parties have to agree to – nothing was done.<br />
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“He was left in limbo and said he has to feed his family, but (we’re) extremely disappointed that we’ve lost out on another coach.”<br />
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It is the second time in 18 months that a foreign manager has rejected a coaching offer from the NFF, after Frenchman Paul Le Guen rebuffed the chance to handle the Super Eagles in July 2016.<br />
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This latest setback comes as a big blow to  the  Falcons, who have not played or trained since lifting the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations a year ago.<br />
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A set of conjoined twins, James and John Ugwoke, have undergone a successful surgery at the Narayana-Health-Mazundar Shaw Medical Centre, Bangalore, India.<br />
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According to the parents, Obinna and his wife Amarachi, the children were born joined at the stomach on May 8, 2017 at the First Covenant Hospital, Satellite Town in Lagos.<br />
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While doctors recommended that the twins be separated as soon as possible, the couple could not afford the N11m fee that was needed for the operation in India.<br />
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Help, however, came the way of the Ugwokes when the Archangels’ Catholic Church, Satellite Town, Lagos, decided to take over the fundraiser for the surgery.<br />
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The Parish Priest, Rev Vincent Ezeue, in a statement on behalf of the family on Thursday, said the church was able to raise the funds with the help of members and well-meaning Nigerians.<br />
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The statement read, “On learning of the plight of this young family,  Rev.Fr. Vincent Ezeue went to see them at the hospital and promised to do something to save the lives of the babies. The parish immediately launched a campaign early October to raise money for the treatment of the twins abroad.<br />
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“Time was rapidly running out as of this time; the twins were already five months going to six and doctors had recommended that the surgery be done as soon as possible. It is now on record that far beyond all expectations, the amount was raised within a month. The surgery was performed in November without the slightest hitch. As a matter of fact, the twins were able to breastfeed just hours after their operation.”</div>