Rob Page: Wales coach signs new 4-year contract after leading team to first World Cup in 64 years | Football news
Rob Page has been rewarded for his good work as Wales manager with a new four-year contract.
The former defender, who has 41 caps for Wales, took charge of his national team when then-manager Ryan Giggs was arrested in November 2020.
Page was then given the role full-time, with a contract until the end of the 2022 World Cup, when Giggs stepped down in June 2022.
Page has enjoyed a productive time and led Wales to qualification for the World Cup this winter with a 1-0 win over Ukraine in the play-offs in June.
Wales – who will enter the tournament for the first time in 64 years – are in the same group as England, the US and Iran.
Page – who was previously Wales Under-21 coach and Giggs’ assistant – also led Wales to the round of 16 at Euro 2020, as well as promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.
After signing a new contract, Page said: “There is no greater honor than coaching your national team and I can’t wait for the challenge the next four years will bring, starting with the World Cup. our first in 64 years.
“These are exciting times for Welsh football and I hope we can make the country proud in November and continue our success by qualifying for bigger tournaments in the future. “
Football Association of Wales (FAW) president Steve Williams added: “I am delighted that Rob and FAW have agreed a four-year contract to take the Cymru men’s national team to the next step.
“The World Cup is the perfect opportunity to present Wales on the world stage and I am positive that Rob is the best person for the role, in Qatar and beyond.”
Wales’ next matches are in the Nations League against Belgium in Brussels on 22 September and Poland in Cardiff on 25 September.