Yobe desert stars sack Elechi

By Taofeek Babalola

Yobe Desert Stars Head Coach Ngozi Elechi has been sacked due to the team's poor run of form, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.

The club's media officer, Jibo Zakari, who confirmed the development to SportingLife, said the management took the decision after their Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Go Round FC in the matchday 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter in Port-Harcourt.

According to Jibo, the management led by its General Manager, Abdurahaman Ago fired the coach to save the club from total collapse.

Elechi,  who joined the team at the beginning of the season, was relieved of his job after failing to meet up with the three-match ultimatum given to him by the management.

SportingLife reports that the coach lost all the three matches he played after the ultimatum.

The trouble started when Yobe Desert Stars lost 2-1 to Kada City in Kaduna followed by a scandalous 3-1 home loss to Abia Warriors and another 1-0 defeat suffered in the game against Go Round FC on Sunday.

In a chat with Sportinglens.blogspot.com, Zakari said Elechi's sack is inevitable based on the team's poor performance.

He stressed that the management will meet later to decide on the appointment of a new coach.

"After our game against Go Round on Sunday, our GM called to inform us that Coach Ngosi Elechi has been asked to go. As you are aware that he was given three-match ultimatum but he failed to meet up. We started the second round on Sunday and urgent thing needed to be done to save the situation. As it is now, no decision has been taking on who to take over from him. The team performed below expectation under him. He was given the chance to prove himself but he couldn't do anything that's why the management tell to go, " Zakari told Sportinglens.blogspot.com.