NFF FIRES OKON

Sacked Super Falcons coach,Edwin Okon

First assistant coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria,Christopher Danjuma has been asked to take over as the team's head coach,the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) say Danjuma's  appointment is in acting capacity until a substantive coach will be confirmed.


The only reason given by the NFF was that Okon's contract expired with FIFA Women's world Cup and will not be renewed.This means that coach Edwin Okon  is no longer the head coach of the senior women's team.This development has however, confirmed news that made the rounds that the Football ruling body was not happy with his performance at the ongoing FIFA Women's world Cup.

Chairman, NFF Technical and Development Committee, Felix Anyansi-Agwu praised the efforts of the former technical crew headed by Edwin Okon saying they did their best within the period they were in charge of the team.
“We commend Okon and his crew for the services rendered to the country and they did well to reclaim the African Women Championship title for the country in Namibia in October 2014 thus qualifying the team for the Women’s World Cup in Canada.
“The contract given to the crew elapsed with the Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada.
“Mr Christopher Danjuma will now take over the team in acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive coaching crew which process is ongoing,” said Anyansi-Agwu.

Anyansi-Agwu assured the NFF will give the new head coach Danjuma and his crew all the needed support to qualify the Falcons for the women’s football event of the 2016 Olympics billed for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“The team will soon move to Port Harcourt to get used to the pitch on which it will play Equatorial Guinea in the third round of the Olympics qualifiers. The NFF will provide everything that the needs to succeed,” said Anyansi-Agwu
The hard-working Danjuma, respected by players and officials alike, was an assistant to Okon in the previous dispensation.
Danjuma’s first assignment will be to see the Falcons go past Equatorial Guinea with the first leg in Port Harcourt on Saturday, July 18 and the return leg in Bata on Sunday, August 02.