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Ngozi Eucharia Uche (born 18 June 1973 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria) is a former football player and a former head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria.[1][2]
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| Full name | Ngozi Eucharia Uche | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbaise, Nigeria | ||
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| Nigeria | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Nigeria (women's) | |||
Early life
The first of five children, she was brought up in a middle class environment. She attended the Egbu Girls Secondary School Owerri before heading to Delta State University. While in secondary school, Uche began playing soccer. She later played for the national team Super Falcons, and became their first female coach. In 2010, she became the first woman coach to win an African Women's Championship title.[3] She was sacked in October 2011 after Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
Controversy
Uche was cautioned by FIFA for remarks she made during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, in which she called homosexuality a "dirty issue" and "spiritually wrong".[5][6]
Honours
- Nigeria
Coach
- African Women's Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
- Ocholi, Danusa (15 February 2009). "Untold Story of Eucharia Uche". Newswatch. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Falcons Coach Bags FIFA Instructor's Job". 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- The tactician hopes to emerge as the second female trainer to lead any women side to win the Africa Women's Cup of Nations by overcoming the hosts on Saturday in Yaounde "uche first woman to win second". Goal.com
- Eucharia Uche, Super Falcons coach, sacked. OnlineNigeria News
- Longman, Jere. "In African Women’s Soccer, Homophobia Remains an Obstacle." New York Times, 21 June 2011.
- "Olakunle Opeyemi. "FIFA cautions Eucharia." Nigerian Tribune, 1 July 2011". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
- Official Website of the Nigeria Football Federation
- Nigeria at the FIFA website.
- Nigeria at CAF Online
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Nigeria squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Nigeria squad – 2010 African Women's Championship winners (8th title) | ||
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Nigeria squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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[de] Ngozi Uche
Ezechoa „Eucharia“ Ngozi Uche (* 18. Juni 1973 in Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo, Nigeria) ist eine ehemalige nigerianische Fußballspielerin und Trainerin.[2]- [en] Ngozi Eucharia Uche
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