NPFL: Sporting Lagos FC part ways with head coach Paul Offor

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) outfit Sporting Lagos have announced head coach Paul Offor has left the club, NRTC reports.

Coach Paul led the Lagos-based outfit to top-flight football while also winning the club’s first-ever piece of silverware.

In an announcement made on social media Wednesday, Sporting Lagos thanked the coach “for everything.” The club wished him “the very best in your future endeavours.”

ALSO READ:

• Lagos FA Cup: Taheer, Obia score as Inter Lagos beat Sporting Lagos to qualify for historic final
• NPFL champions Enyimba seal partnership deal with Norwegian top club HamKam FC
• Xabi Alonso guides Bayer Leverkusen to first Bundesliga title in club’s history
• Victor Osimhen predicted Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title triumph – Boniface

CLUB STATEMENT

“On behalf of everyone at Sporting Lagos, the Club would like to express its gratitude to Coach Paul for his efforts and achievements during his time with the Club.

“Coach Paul will forever have a place in Sporting Lagos history after leading us to our first-ever NPFL promotion and winning our first-ever piece of silverware — the Naija Super 8 Competition. The Club and fans alike will miss the energy and polish he brought to the touchline.

“After reviewing our performance so far this season, the Club believes it is the right time to make a change.

“Coach Paul will leave with his assistant coaches, Coach Micah Bello and Coach Edward Green. We are grateful for their time at Sporting Lagos.”

Sporting Lagos will remain focused on the remaining eight (8) NPFL games of their maiden topflight season.

Founded in 2022, Sporting Lagos participated in the 2023 NNL season before gaining promotion to the NPFL.

35-year-old Coach Paul Offor had joined Sporting Lagos from Cotonou-based Premier League club, Djeffa FC. He is also a former assistant coach at Warri Wolves.