Ludlow leaves Wales Women manager role

Wales Women manager Jayne Ludlow has left her role by mutual consent.

Ludlow had been in charge for over six years, leading Wales into the top 30 of the world rankings for the first time in their history and narrowly missing out on a place at the World Cup in 2019.

The Football Association of Wales says it will now begin the search for Ludlow’s replacement as they look to prepare for the 2023 World Cup qualifying campaign, which gets under way in September.

“My time as the National Team Manager has been an eventful and exciting journey,” Ludlow said.

“It has been an honour and an absolute pleasure to have worked with the staff and players across our age group and senior teams.

“There have been several highlights, including our first ever draw against England at Southampton and the magnificent victory over Russia in Newport in June 2018.”

“It has been a fantastic learning environment for me personally and I am proud of what we have achieved over the last six years as a group of staff and players, whom I want to thank.

“I am looking forward to the next challenges, one of which is an exciting opportunity I have to be part of a technical leadership team at FIFA.

“I wish the squad well in the future and I feel that qualification for a first major final is not far away.”

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