Former Super Eagles coach Thomas Dennerby has explained why he hired former Super Falcons goalkeeper, Precious Dede as his assistant for the Indian U-17 Women’s head coach, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.

Dennerby who was recently appointed the coach of India’s U-17 women’s team after leaving his role in Nigeria engaged Dede, a former Nigeria goalkeeper, as his assistant.
Dennerby said Dede’s attitude towards work is one of the things he likes about her.

“Precious was with me in Nigeria for a while and of course, she’s experienced – having 99 caps for Nigeria,” he said on FIFA website at the ongoing Tri-Nation U-17 Women’s Football Tournament.
“However, that was not the primary reason to bring her – it’s the fact she is a really good goalkeeping coach.
“She has a good plan and works hard. When you work with young players, you must have a good personality and are a good role model. She is working very hard with the girls in training and we can already see improvement.”
Dennerby also spoke about his current fitness coach Per Karlsson, who worked with him during his time with the Falcons.

“Per was also with the Nigerian team. He was a hammer throw athlete, who could throw over 75 metres. He is very strong and he has been working with things such as endurance training for track and field athletes, football, hockey and so on.
“He has worked a lot with players between 15 and 17 years of age and that is very important because, if you have worked only with seniors, your expectations can be [too] high.”
Dede was a veteran of four Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Football Tournaments with the Falcons.