Hamilton Wants Experienced Local Coach For Super Falcons

A former Super Falcon’s coach, Paul Hamilton, has urged the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) to employ the service of an experienced male or female local coach to take charge of the Super Falcons.

He told Tidesports in Lagos that the NFA should guard against the employment of a foreign coach to handle the women’s senior national team.

Falcon’s coach, Kadiri Ikhana, resigned following the team’s dismal performance at last year’s African Women’s Championship in Equatorial Guinea.

The Falcons since inception of the championships could not make it to the medals table as they lost twice to South Africa and Cameroon in the semi-final and third place matches, respectively.

Hamilton said that there were lots of talented and experienced male and female coaches in Nigeria who could fill the vacuum of the team’s head coach.

“As for me, I will subscribe to an experienced male or female local coach, who has flair for women football.

“Foreign coach should not be on the agenda of the NFA because we have many coaches in Nigeria who are result-oriented and are capable of handling the Super Falcon’s,’’ he said.

Hamilton, who once coached the Super Eagles, appealed to the NFA to expedite action on the employment of  coach for the team to begin early preparations for their international engagements.

He said early resumption would afford the coach the opportunity to interact with the players and know the areas to work on to bring out the best in them.

Hamilton also pleaded with the NFA to woo corporate organisations to sponsor Women’s Football League in the country, adding that the league lacked sponsorships.

He said corporate sponsorships would help enhance women football in the country by discovering potentials who could graduate to the women’s national team.

“What we are experiencing in Women Football Leagues in the country right now is not good due to lack of sponsorships.

“When I see the zeal in these women players, I wonder where they get the strength from. I appeal to NFA to help woo sponsorship for the development of women league,’’ he said