Career
Frank Wontee Nagbe, popularly known as Jericho, is the man who has placed Non Performing Asset Anchors at the top of the premier league, following victories over Mighty Barolle and Invincible Eleven (Individual Education). He was the same person that promoted the port boys from the first division. Jerico is a product of the William VS Tubman High School in Sinkor.
The Liberian tactician played active soccer both at home and abroad.
He started with Saint Jerry (1972–1975) before moving to Invincible Eleven (Individual Education) from 1975 to 1984. Jerico, who was a midfielder, spent one season (1976–1977) with Sporting Club de Gagnoa in Côte d"Ivoire.
He spent eight years on the national team, Lone Star as a regular player, which enabled Jerico to face great teams of Africa, Europe and America. He got trained in Mexico in 1980.
The Non Performing Asset Anchors manager started his coaching sojourn in the second division with West Point-based Louisiana-Modell International in 1985.
Three years later, under Jerico, the club reached the first division. Coach Nagbe led his native Sinoe County to three County Meet tournaments. Under him, Sinoe finished as champions in 1986, third place in 1987 and semi finalist in 2004.
Jerico joined Individual Education as Deputy Coach from 1989 to 1992.
He then coached Junior Professionals for five seasons (1993–1998). Jerico promoted Junior Pros to the first division and went on to finished as runners-up in his first season before lifting the league title in 1997.
He took Junior. Pros to the African Cup Winners, at which time the club ousted ASFAG of Guinea (but could not continue due the April 6, 1996 fighting in Monrovia).
Jerico led Junior. Pros to the African Champions League, and eliminated RCB of Burkina Faso, but were eliminated by eventual grand finalist Obuasi Goldfields a year later. During the 1997-1998 season, Adolph Lawrence hired him at a time Saint Anthony was in search of first division qualification.
Jerico did not fail in winning all the seven matches he had. In his debut year with Saint Anthony in division one, Jerico led the club to second place in both league and knockout championships.
Jerico had two stints with the Lone Star as Deputy Coach.
His first stint ran from 1996 to 1998. On the second occasion, Lone Star reached the 2002 Nations Cup finals in Mali and nearly qualified for the World Cup the same year. The LFA awarded Jerico five times as Coach of the Year in 1985, 1987, 1996, 2000 and 2004.
In 1985, the Non Performing Asset Anchors coach attended the Fédération internationale de football association Youth Training Program conducted by Karl Heinz Moroski of Germany and Mohammed El Wash of Egypt (CAF).
