Due to his superlative performance with the Falcons, Coach Edwin Okon has been nominated by CAF to be crown as the best CAF women coach of 2014.
Edwin Okon is the coach of Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt and double as coach of Falcons of Nigeria, the senior female football team, Nigeria.
Since taking over the mantle of leadership in coaching the falcons, the falcons have made steady progress in all their encounters. They have just added another victory to history as the 2014 best female side in Africa as they lifted the women African Nation Cup 2014 under Coach Edwin Okon.
No other coach has the record coach Okon has in the African continent in women football. So, it will be a big surprise and great injustice if coach Okon is not adjudged the best Africa women coach for 2014.
The quiet disciplined and principled Okon was lucky to have havalage of players under him in Rivers Angels which made it possible for him to have a smooth ride over other African female football teams in the continent stage,in Falcon colours.
Top and key players of the falcons come from Rivers Angels which made understanding perfect among the female national team.
Asisat Oshoala and Stella Mbachu are all from Rivers Angels. Evelyn Nwabuoku, Captain for Rivers Angels said the discipline, hardwork and experience instilled in the team by Edwin Okon made it possible for them to lift the women Nations Cup and also Rivers Angels the Federation Cup champions of Nigeria.
According to her, with Coach Okon in the saddle, both Falcons and Rivers Angels will not be tired of lifting trophies.
Coach Okon is on his way to making history for himself and country if he is crown CAF women best coach in Africa.
According to him, he will be grateful if he is crown best coach of CAF women Africa coach. ###
