The Board of the Nigeria Women League has expressed shock on the death of an assistant coach of the National U-20 Women team (Falconets) Christopher Nwaeri on Tuesday.

The Coach was a member of the technical crew of the Falconets to the last U-20 World cup held in Japan last year.

The team finished fourth at the championship.
 
The Chairman of the Board, Dilichukwu Onyedinma said: "The death of the Coach came to us as a rude shock, moreover now that efforts are been made to reconstitute the technical crew of all the Women National Team.

''Coach Nwaeri is an easy going man, very humble and dedicated to his duties.

All through the period he served as an assistant coach to the Falconets, no one found him wanting.

We pray that God shouldgrant his family and all football lovers the fortitude to bear the loss''.