New Zealand Football say they remain in “positive dialogue” with their preferred candidate for the vacant All Whites head coach role.
NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell.
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Reports on Thursday indicated the national body had missed out on the person they wanted, John Herdman, after the Canadian men’s team coach released a statement saying he had turned down an offer from NZF.
It came just a day after NZF chief executive Andrew Pragnell had said they were close to sealing a deal with their preferred candidate, but that process was up in the air because that person was struck by a family health issue.
Pragnell wasn’t being made available for reaction to Herdman’s statement, with NZF instead choosing to release a statement of their own.
“New Zealand Football remain in positive dialogue with our preferred candidate for the permanent All Whites head coach role.
“We will not be commenting on media speculation for the position. We will also not be commenting on individual candidates.”
The situation meant a new All Whites coach would not be in place for a pair of home matches against China next month.
Men’s under-23 team coach Darren Bazeley was set to take charge of the team as interim head coach.
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