A native of Nigeria & British African , Awwal grew up playing soccer throughout Nigeria and England with Thamesmead Town Football club, Welling United, and Blackpool Academy. 2017 champions edp with Pittsgrove 2004 boys 2yrs in a roll. With Jersey champions 2007 boys Pittsgrove in 2018, state cup champions, nominated as best coach for 2024 high school coach with saint Joseph academy .

My best coach I ever had was Paul clement. A former Real Madrid assistant coach and Swansea coach. He thought me about efficiency of simple drills that brings the best out of players.

I’m a very energetic type of coach. My best great strength is bringing the best out of my players. And also, making a C player a B player, making B player a A player. My track record says it all about me

. Awwal has his English Football Association Level I and Level II coaching license, and football talent identification certificate. Awwal has recently taken his UEFA “B” Coaching license in London, England, and should complete his UEFA “B” License in 2018. He holds a License with Professional Football Scout Organization. He holds multiple United States Soccer Federation coaching licenses. Currently, Awwal is a talent identification scout for Nigerian Football Federation. Also head coach of Pittsgrove 2007 boys , Pittsgrove 04 boys, Liverpool fc u10 boys, Cherryhill fc , saint Joseph academy private school head coach.

I improve my student athletes game: by identifying their strengths and weaknesses. And also, working on their strengths gives me a whole lot of dimension in bringing the best out of them.

My session drills are in three aspects: conditioning drills, foot skills and technique and also the 3rd is awareness of the game. Which is the most important thing: knowing your position on the field of play and being effective with your runs on and off the ball movement.