Akide-Udoh keen on Falcons post

Akide-Udoh is keen on coaching the Super Falcons

Mercy Akide-Udoh says she would be open to an approach from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) about the Super Falcons vacant coach's position.

The former Nigeria striker, 33, is among the favourites to replace David Ladipo also known as Jossy Lad, who resigned on Monday.

But the United States-based forward insists she will take the job only if certain conditions are met.

"Right now I can say that I am interested in the job," the former African Footballer of the Year told BBC Sport.

"I really want to help the Super Falcons but I have some demands that must be met by the NFF before I take the job.

"If they really want me to do the job then we must sit down to discuss these conditions."

Akide-Udoh, who has not been seen in a Super Falcons jersey since the 2004 Athens Olympics, says she will deliver the goods if she is given a free reign.

"I want to bring in my philosophy that will fully benefit the team," the United States-based striker said.

"To make these plans for the Super Falcons work, I need a long-term contract that will ensure we will not only build a team for today but the future too as well.

"The key thing that I should be given the free hand to operate. I would not want people imposing players on me."

The NFF is keen on rebuilding the Super Falcons after their failures at the the Beijing Olympics and African Women's Championship in Equatorial Guinea last month.

Akide-Udoh is veteran of three World Cups and three African championships and she is the first African to play in the US Women's Soccer League (Wusa), before it folded in 2003.