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94 THE QUEENS COURIER • OCTOBER 5, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Queensborough Community College
selects new Men’s Soccer head coach
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
factors in Student Athletics Director Jon
of the opposing team,” Ayafor said. “But
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Hochberg’s decision to pick Ayafor.
my coaching style also focuses on the
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Ayafor earned his Associate in Applied
importance of the unspoken connection
Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
of team chemistry. I make sure that in
Queensborough Community College
Technology in 2008. Upon graduation,
addition to lots of practice we have meetings
(QCC) has a new Men’s Soccer team head
he went on to Farmingdale State
aft erwards to talk about the game
coach, and he is one of their own.
College to earn his Baccalaureate degree
and other issues. Th is strategy helps the
Aziwoh Ayafor — who graduated from
in Mechanical Engineering Technology
team stay close and to understand one
QCC in 2008 — was recently named
in 2011.
another beyond the fi eld.”
the college’s Men’s Soccer Team’s head
However, he knew that he wanted to
Ayafor is a native of Cameroon and
coach. Ayafor had previously been the
return to QCC to build his career as a
has excelled at soccer, and other sports,
Assistant Coach for QCC’s Men’s and
coach for the sport he loves, and bring his
since a young age. When he arrived in the
Women’s Outdoor Track teams, Men’s
own style of coaching to the game.
U.S. in 2002, he played both the left back
and Women’s Indoor Track teams, and
“Th ere are obviously fundamental principles
and left wing positions on Jamaica High
the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
in virtually any competitive sport,
School’s soccer team and was a sprinter
teams for eight years, which were leading
which is to counter attack the strategy
for the track & fi eld team.
At QCC, he was named Most Valuable
Player on the college’s soccer and track &
fi eld teams in 2006.
In addition to his those accolades,
Ayafor has earned four Track and Field
Coaching certifi cates, as well as certifi
cation from the National Federation
of Professional Trainers (NFPT) Fitness
Nutrition and Personal Trainer.
Ayafor is currently enrolled in a Master’s
program in Health and Exercise Science at
American Public University (APU).
Ayafor’s tenure as head coach started
on Sept. 5 as QCC’s Men’s Soccer season
began with a 3-2 loss against Borough of
Manhattan Community College (BMCC).
Photo courtesy of Queensborough Community College
Aziwoh Ayafor is QCC’s Men’s Soccer team’s
head coach.