Coaches

Emmanuel Awotula

Emmanuel Awotula enters his first season as Head Women's Soccer Coach at Wheeling University for the 2022-23 season.


Awotula comes to the Cardinals after spending the last six years as the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Lincoln University. While with the Lions, Awotula quickly turned a two-win program into a 6-11 team by the 2017 season. Under Awotula’s watch, the team joined the East Coast Conference (ECC) in 2018 and every year the team saw more and more success both on the field and in the classroom. During the 2021 season, Awotula helped lead Lincoln’s first-ever All-ECC honoree. Freshman Parker Moss burst onto the scene for the Lions and was named the school’s first All-ECC honoree thanks to her efforts. The team also had several athletes earn a spot on the ECC All-Academic list during his six seasons as he emphasized success both on the field and in the classroom.


Prior to Lincoln, Awotula spent two seasons at Oakland City University, where he combined to lead his teams to a 16-14-1 record. He still holds the highest single-season winning percentage in Mighty Oaks history and recruited 24 student-athletes, more than any other coach at the University. He began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, Tennessee Temple University, in 2011 after playing there for two seasons. A career ending injury thrust him into a coaching role during his senior season, and he took over as head coach after graduation. In his first season as head coach, he produced the best single season record in school history and had two players on the All-Academic team. While at Tennessee Temple, he also was responsible for beginning the Track & Field program.


Awotula and his wife, Jennifer Awotula, have three sons: Noah, Isaiah and Micah.