Erstwhile Super Eagles forward John Utaka has been appointed head coach of French D’Arkema side, Montpellier Feminine, reports Completesports.com.
Utaka will replace Senegal’s Frederic Mendy, who was sacked due to the team’s poor run of form.
The 43-year-old will be assisted by Frenchman Baptiste Merle, and Sports Director Jean-Louis Saez.
The former Lens striker played for Montpellier from January 2011 to July 2013 where he won the French Ligue 1 in his first season at the club.
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The Nigerian returned to the club in May 2020 after being appointed as a youth team coach.
Utaka represented Nigeria 48 times, with six goals to his name.
He was part of the Super Eagles squad that finished third at 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.
The former striker was part of the Super Eagles squad to the 2002, and 2010 World Cup.
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See all these ungrateful Nigraeins? Utaka, a very prestigous former very well know Nigraeins striker of yesteryear is now appointment as the CHIEF HEAD Coach of a whole Yuropean high level footbal club- albeit in womans footbals but stii na very high levels job dis be, and pesin nor hear pim from unu mouth??
After na dem go dey run dem mouth say no Nigraeins pesin whether former footbalser or coach has ever be good enuf to took a top Yuropeans job, but now we are saw Utaka tooked a very very high level and prestige jobs but nobodi fit react, or comment??
Shame on all of Wuna! Wo, Utaka my guy – very well done ojare!
Mo graese to youre elbows, go end made dese yeye Nigreains proud!
Shior!
Nice one.that is good news
Well-done John. Some ex internationals will be crying that the NFF has refused to draft them into the National Team coaching set-up like say the main yardstick for becoming a national team coach is the no of caps you had for the country.