In response to the accusation, the NFF accused the coach of hiding behind his flaws and transferring blame in a statement issued by Ademola Olajire, the NFF's Director of Communication. The NFF also accused the coach of attempting to squander resources. In another incident, the Super Falcons coach responded to the NFF, inquiring about the 960,000-dollar FIFA fund.

The coach also claimed he was due fourteen months of income before being paid seven months a few weeks ago. Responding to the coach's allegations once more, the NFF's Director of Communication, Ademola Olajiri, characterized Waldrum as the worst Super Falcons coach in the country's history, claiming that the FIFA funds were utilized to prepare the squad for the event.

Lauren Gregg added to the squabble between the two parties by saying the Falcons' inability to win a medal at WAFCON harmed their relationship with Waldrum. Gregg revealed this when chatting with the Equalizer on Saturday, July 8, 2023, that she will not be attending the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The Super Falcons were denied a place in the tournament final in Morocco by the host, who defeated Nigeria on penalties after the Falcons held the host at bay for 60 minutes with nine players (Halimatu Ayinde and Rasheedat Ajibade were sent off). Speaking on the game, Gregg stated that the coaching staff was pleased with the players' effort, but that the NFF was enraged and blamed them for Ifeoma Onumonu's missed penalty. "Randy and I both feel it's probably our best coaching game ever — to be able to carry nine players against 11 for 60 minutes and pull out a draw is unprecedented," Gregg told The Equalizer.

"That is not found any place in the world... The federation punished us because one of our American Nigerians missed [a penalty]. They're furious because we lost. This sparked a lot of controversy." She also revealed that the Falcons players were disappointed with the NFF's refusal to pay their incentives before the third-place match (against Zambia) but received some portion of their payout before the game.

She also noted that the Falcons' inability to produce a medal at the WAFCON harmed the relationship between the NFF and the technical team. "Our core, starting group of players went from playing 120 minutes with nine players to no recovery, no training for the next two games, and then we went into the Zambia game," she stated. "They had enough money to play the game."

Despite dominating, we lost. They were psychologically weary at this stage. Not receiving a medal, not winning, shattered our armor and how [the NFF] perceived us." As an assistant coach, Lauren Gregg has two World Cup victories and one Olympic gold medal.