Uche Eucharia

Ezechoa " Eucharia " Ngozi Uche ( born June 18, 1973 in Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo, Nigeria ) is a former Nigerian football player and coach.

Career

Uch played during their training for the EGBU Girls Secondary School Owerri and between her studies at the Delta State University. From 1991 to 2000 she played in the first Nigerian League for Princess Jegede.

Internationally

Uche took part in 1991 and 1995 with the Nigerian women's team in the first two World Cups of the women, but was only established in 1991.

As coach

Since 2009 she is the first female coach of the Nigerian national football team of women. As one of the first acts she graduated from lesbian players from the national team. Your first title as a coach she took at the African Cup of Women 2010, which Nigeria won for the eighth time, and thus for the Football World Cup 2011 Women's qualified. In a test match shortly after the African Cup of Nations they suffered against European champions Germany 0:8 with the heaviest defeat in a friendly match. It was also surprising that off in qualifying for the All African Games against Ghana. It was supported in its work by Thomas Obliers.

Shortly after the start of the soccer Women's World Cup 2011 it was announced that Uche had banished all lesbian players from the national team ahead of the World Cup. Uche justified this by saying that the lesbians caused trouble within the team and that she could not tolerate the " filthy lifestyle " of lesbians. The world governing body FIFA initially did not respond to Uches statements. Following an announcement by Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's head of department for women's football competitions to address the Nigerian coach on the subject, Uche denied ever having made ​​such statements.

After Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, Uche was dismissed.

Achievements

  • As a player: African Champion 1991, 1995
  • As a trainer: Africa Champion 2010
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