Abia Comets Football Club of Umuahia has appointed former Bayelsa United coach, Dipreye Teibowei as the new Technical Adviser of the club.
The club also confirmed former 1472 FC head coach, Monday Eguavoen, as the Chief Coach of the club, to replace Okechukwu Ejeh.
This followed the expiration of Ejeh’s contract after the 2024/25 Nigeria National League season.
Chairman of the club, Boniface Alozie Uche, while introducing the new technical adviser and chief coach, expressed optimism that they are the right people to take Abia Comets to greater heights, judging from their experience.
Uche urged other technical crew members to work with the new technical adviser and chief coach for a better 2025/26 football season.
Speaking after his unveiling, the technical adviser, Teibowei promised to to join forces with everyone at the club in the efforts to help Abia Comets gain promotion to the top flight Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL.
Also, the new chief coach, Monday Eguavoen, thanked the chairman and management of the club for the opportunity and promised that the technical crew will work together as a team to get the needed results.
Teibowei, a former Nigerian international, spent 10 years as Bayelsa United technical adviser.
