One of the longest-serving coaches in Nigerian football, Napoleon Aluma, may have been appointed to lead Delta State clubside, Warri Wolves.Aluma, a respected football tactician, who was trained in Brazil, has traversed the nooks and crannies of the country rendering his services to clubs.A former coach of Invincible Leopards FC of Warri, Aluma, who was trained at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos, has participated in FIFA Coaching Clinics and also holds a CAF ‘B’ License.
He was part of the maiden FIFA Women U-19 Championship in Canada in 2002, and was at Olympique Marseille, France, for two weeks training in 2008.Though his appointment as the new coach of Warri Wolves FC has not been officially announced, The Guardian learnt, yesterday that Aluma was picked ahead of others for the coaching job due to his years of experience on the job.
He was a former assistant coach of Enyimba FC as well as Sunshine Stars of Akure. Aluma recently took his coaching exploit to Ghana, where he led one of the country’s clubs to success in their domestic league.In 2017, Aluma was appointed coach of Warri Wolves to replace former head coach, Clifford Chukuwma, who parted ways with the team, but the atmosphere was ‘not conducive’ for him then following alleged interference from some top government officials.A source in Delta Sports Commission hinted yesterday, that Aluma, who was part of the success story of the defunct Ufuoma Babes FC of Warri, would be formally unveiled to members of the public soon.While Aluma is picked to ticker Warri Wolves, Coach Peter Dedevbo, former coach of the National U20 women’s team, Falconets, has been engaged for Delta Queens FC of Asaba.