Okon’s removal climax of Falcons’ problems –Mbachu

Edwin Okon, former Super Falcons’ head coach

Ex-international Stella Mbachu has said the removal of Edwin Okon as the coach of the Super Falcons was the climax of the problems of the team.

Mbachu, who played for the Falcons between 1999 and 2014, told our correspondent during the week that poor coaching was the major problem of the team.

She said, “I believe the Nigeria Football Federation has a good plan for the Super Falcons because I heard they will name a new coach for the team soon. Coaching is the major problem Falcons have. When the team started having coaching problem was when Okon was dropped and replaced him with his assistant when they were preparing for the Olympics qualifiers and the All Africa Games. That was what made their problems to get to this level.”

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Mbachu added that there was the need for the NFF to get a coach that can rebuild the Falcons and reposition it to regain the number one spot in Africa.

She said the coach could be foreign or Nigerian, but should preferably be female.

“The team really needs a new coach that will rebuild the team. If they are getting a foreign coach, they should also get Nigerians as assistant coaches, especially female coaches,” Mbachu said.

“In the past three years or more, there have been no female coaches in the team. That is not good. They can get a foreign or local female coach to rebuild the Super Falcons and make the team Africa’s number one again.”