Nepal women's team coach Patrick De Wilde resigns after differences with federation
The 61-year-old was appointed by the ANFA in June. His first major assignment with the side was the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, in which Nepal lost out to Uzbekistan on penalties in a decisive fixture. In the other qualifiers, his side had beaten Laos and Sri Lanka comfortably, scoring a combined 17 goals against the two teams without conceding.
Soon after the qualifiers, De Wilde came out to the media to vent his frustrations around how the federation operated and meddled in his work.
Sportstar understands that the Belgium Pro Licence-holding coach will not continue his collaboration with ANFA over differences in their vision regarding the future development of women's football in the country.
ANFA had announced that De Wilde's tenure would last one year.
This was the Belgian's first stint of coaching a women's team. In his career of more than 20 years, he's coached clubs across Ukraine, China, Austria, and Tunisia and also coached national teams like Algeria, Hungary, and Lithuania.
Most recently, he assisted China's Under-23 team and was appointed as Nepal Super League outfit Kathmandu Rayzrs FC head coach, technical director, and international scout.
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