Montemurro confirmed as the new coach of Matildas

Joe Montemurro was confirmed as the new coach of the Australian women's national team on Monday and handed the task of leading the Matildas to the Women's Asian Cup title on home soil next year.

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The 55-year-old Australian moves from Lyon Women to replace Tom Sermanni, who has held the role on a caretaker basis since Tony Gustavsson departed in the wake of last year's disappointing Olympic campaign in Paris.

The Matildas have established themselves as one of Australia’s most popular sports teams but despite runs to the latter stages of the Olympic Games in 2021 and the Women’s World Cup on home soil two years later, silverware has been sparse.