Uche Eucharia

Uche Eucharia

Personal information
Full name	Uche Eucharia
Date of birth	16 June 1973 (1973-06-16) (age 38)
Place of birth	Mbaise, Nigeria
Club information
Current club	Nigeria Women's National Team
National team
	Nigeria
Teams managed
	Nigeria Women's National Team
† Appearances (Goals).

Uche Eucharia (born June 6, 1973 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria) is a former football player and the head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria. ^[1][2]

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 the first female coach of the Super Falcons.

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.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]]
3. ^ Longman, Jere. "In African Women’s Soccer, Homophobia Remains an Obstacle." New York Times, 21 June 2011.
4. ^ <Olakunle Opeyemi. "FIFA cautions Eucharia." Nigerian Tribune, 1 July 2011.

External links

• [3]
• Official Website of the Nigeria Football Federation
• Nigeria at the FIFA website.
• Nigeria at CAF Online

Persondata
Name	Uche, Eucharia
Alternative names
Short description	Football coach
Date of birth	June 6, 1973
Place of birth	Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death