Olympics-NZ women's soccer coach Sermanni to leave after Tokyo Games


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group E - New Zealand v Netherlands - Stade Oceane, Le Havre, France - June 11, 2019 New Zealand coach Tom Sermanni before the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File photo

(Reuters) - New Zealand women's soccer coach Tom Sermanni will step down after the Tokyo Olympics, the country's governing body (NZF) said on Thursday.

The 66-year-old joined New Zealand's 'Football Ferns' in October 2018 and led them at the 2019 World Cup where they crashed out in the group stage.

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