Angels forward, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu scored in the 62nd minute in what turned out to be the deciding goal for the hosts.
Browsing: Edwin Okon
With two defeats already recorded at this year’s inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League, the Jewel Of Rivers intend to fancy their chances of making it to the semifinal or at least bow out with a win to redeem themselves.
The Federation equally redeployed former Assistant Coach Wemimo Matthew to the national U-20 women’s team, Falconets.
Describing the Aisha Buhari Cup as a most laudable project in the land in recent times, Okon opined that team selection in favour of the domestic players will give the tournament its biggest catch.
Rivers Angels Coach, Edwin Okon, told sportswriters after the game that he was glad his team won, but his players performed below expectation
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Okon, who hailed his side’s superlative performance against world soccer power, Sweden, said at the post-match press conference that the team will swiftly go back to the drawing board to correct lapses in the 3-3 draw
Coach of the team, Edwin Okon, who announced the break while briefing the players, said the camp will close with effect from Thursday and the girls will return to camp on Monday
A statement from the team’s Media Officer, Gracious Akujobi, quoted the national senior women’s team coach as saying he was not afraid of the big names in the group
Okon, who is also the head coach of Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, led the Super Falcons to emerge champions for the seventh time at the African Women Championship in Namibia on Saturday evening
Nigeria has qualified for the World Cup on seven occasions, while they have missed only two since the tournament’s inception
The Edwin Okon girls opened scoring inside the opening five minutes, courtesy of Ngozi Okobi, after she connected a supply from Desire Oparanozie
Speaking shortly after he visited the competition venue, Okon stated that the future of female football development in Nigeria is bright with the calibre of players he saw at the competition and commended Airtel for assisting in unearthing future stars from the grassroots through the initiative
Okon believes that Cameroon will hopefully give the Falcons a tough test they need to face Rwanda, adding that if they beat the Cameroonians, then it means they can beat the Rwandans
The friendly will be played at the FIFA Goal project pitch Abuja by 7.30am, according to Falcons Head Coach, Edwin Okon
Falcons’ coach, Edwin Okon, informed that the screening will be elimination by substitution to get the required and needed ones from a pool 34 invited players for the camp