Paul Offor

Paul Offor
Paul Offor in 2026
Personal information
Full name Paul Offor
Date of birth (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988
Place of birth Aniocha North
Team information
Current team
 Akwa United (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2021–2022 Warri Wolves[1]
2022–2023 CIFAS de Djeffa
2023–2024 Sporting Lagos
2024 Kano Pillars
2024–2025 Grassrunners F.C.
2025– Akwa United[2]

Paul Offor (born 17 December 1988) is a Nigerian professional football manager who is head coach of Nigerian club Akwa United.[3]

Coaching career

Offor kicked off his managerial career in 2021 at Warri Wolves. He was made the Seasiders' head coach following the dismissal of Evans Ogenyi.[4]

In March 2023, Offor was named head coach of Sporting Lagos.[5] Barely four months later, he led the club to gain promotion to the Nigerian topflight, with wins over FC One Rocket and Abeokuta Stormers in the Nigeria National League Super 8 Playoffs.[6] The following year, he parted ways with the Lagos club along with his assistants, following a string of poor results.[7][8]

Soon after his departure from the Tech Boys, he emerged as one of the favorites to succeed Finidi George as Enyimba coach, after the 1994 AFCON winner left the Aba club to become Nigeria coach.[9] However, the move didn't materialize. He ended up signing a contract with Kano Pillars instead.[10] He reportedly put pen to paper on a one-year contract at the Kano club. However, his reign swiftly became a short-lived nightmare, as he departed his role after just 19 days after a new board replaced the one that hired him.[11]

He returned to coaching two months later, after penning a three-year contract with Grassrunners, who were set to compete in the Nigeria Nationwide League at the time.[12]

In August 2025, Offor was announced as Akwa United head coach.[13]

Honours

Club

  • Naija Super 8 (2023) – gold[14]

References

  1. ^ "Warri Wolves appoint interim manager". theeagleonline.com. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Akwa Utd Appoint Paul Offor As New Technical Adviser". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Akwa Utd appoint Paul Offor as new technical adviser". daily trust.com. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ^ "NPFL : Warri Wolves sack Evans Ogenyi". brila.net. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Former Warri Wolves assistant Paul Offor joins Sporting Lagos as head coach". pulsesports.ng. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Sporting Lagos seal historic NPFL promotion". aclsports.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Sporting Lagos part ways with Paul Offor after fall-out over club's ambitions". soccernet.ng. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Why We Sacked Coach Paul Offor – Sporting Lagos". leadership.ng. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Ex-Sporting Lagos coach Paul Offor set to join Enyimba". aclsports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Paul Offor Named Head Coach of Kano Pillars FC". brila.net. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Kano Pillars terminate Offor's contract after 19 days". Premium Times. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Paul Offor joins new club after Kano Pillars exit". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Akwa Utd Appoint Paul Offor As New Technical Adviser". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Sporting Lagos claim N25m after winning 2023 Naija Super 8". thecable.ng. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
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