Julius Okorie
Super Falcons and Houston Dash defender Michelle Alozie may return from the Olympics to behold a boss, after club manager Alex Singer was sent packing over poor perfromance of the club.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Houston Dash fired Alex Singer on Thursday, and began immediate search for replacement but failed to provide other details. The sack however may not be unconnected with team’s poor performance in the 14-team National Women Soccer League (NWSL).
The Dash are currently in 12th place in the 14-team league, with just three wins through 16 matches (3-8-5), and have been operating without head coach Fran Alonso for nearly a month
Houston has said repeatedly in statements that Alonso has an illness, but no further details have been provided.
Assistant Ricky Clarke has been the acting coach for the past three games, beginning with a June 28 loss to the Kansas City Current. He is expected to be in charge again on Sunday when Houston host Tigres in the NWSL x Liga MX Summer Cup.
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Alozie who is currently on national assignement with the Super Falcons will available for that game but will rather be facing World Cup Champions Spain in Falcons’second match of the ongoing 33rd Olympics.
Singer, 36, took over the role in Houston on Aug. 24, 2022, and the Dash have cycled through coaches since. Later in 2022, Juan Carlos Amoros passed on taking the Dash coaching job despite leading Houston to its first playoff appearance as an interim coach.
Singer’s first coaching hire was longtime Seattle Reign FC assistant Sam Laity ahead of the 2023 season. Laity was fired before the completion of that campaign, despite the Dash still mathematically in playoff contention.
Alonso was hired in December, becoming the Dash’s fifth coach since the start of 2022. His arrival in Houston was delayed by visa issues and he missed several weeks of preseason.
A few weeks into the season, winger María Sánchez demanded a trade shortly after signing what was, at the time, an NWSL record contract. She was then traded to the San Diego Wave for $500,000 in total compensation ahead of the NWSL’s transfer deadline in April.
Singer, a defender, played professionally in the U.S., Australia, Sweden and Germany from 2006-15, including a stint with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit from 2014-15. Before joining the Dash, she worked at the sports agency Octagon.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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