Pitt Women's Soccer Coach Randy Waldrum Prepares to Lead Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

If you had asked Nigeria women’s national coach Randy Waldrum back when he took over if he’d be coaching in the Olympics just four years later, he would’ve told you no.

But that’s the reality for the Pitt women’s soccer coach, as his team is one of the 12 competing in France over the next couple of weeks.

The feat comes less than a year after the Super Falcons surprised the world and advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2023 World Cup.

“After the World Cup, I think of the success that the team had there and how we played, and I think their confidence just grew,” Waldrum said. “They realized they could play with some of the best teams in the world. We've just continued to get better since the World Cup even.”

- Abby Schnable