Twila Kilgore Named Interim Coach for US Women’s National Soccer Team

Twila Kilgore, assistant coach on the U.S. team watches players warm up prior to a CONCACAF women's championship soccer semifinal match against Costa Rica in Monterrey, Mexico on July 14, 2022. Fernando Llano/AP Photo

Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S. women’s national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday, August 17.

Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn U.S. Soccer’s top-level Pro License, was an assistant under Andonovski for 1 1/2 years and will lead the team while a search for a permanent coach is conducted.