Women's Soccer | 5/21/2026 8:30:00 AM

DOVER - Director of Athletics, Tony Tucker, announced Ousmane Camara as the Head Women's Soccer Coach on May 18, 2026. Coach Camara comes to Delaware State University after being the Women's coach at College of Staten Island.
"We are excited to welcome Ousmane Camara to the Hornet family as the leader of our women's soccer program. Coach Camara brings a strong passion for student-athlete development, a commitment to competitive excellence, and a vision that aligns with the future of Delaware State University athletics. We are confident that his leadership will help elevate our program both on and off the field, and we look forward to the impact he will make on our student-athletes and the university community," said Director of Athletics, Tony Tucker.
"I am honored and humbled to be named the next head women's soccer coach at Delaware State University," said Coach Ousmane.
"I want to sincerely thank President Allen, Vice President of Athletics Tony, Deputy AD Mark Bennett, and the administration for their trust and belief in my vision for the program."
Ousmane "OC" Camara recently served as the assistant coach for the women's soccer program at the College of Staten Island. Prior to this, he served as Head Coach at Monroe College beginning in January 2024, following a successful tenure at Barton Community College.
Camara spent eight seasons as the head coach of the Cougars, accumulating an overall record of 98-39-13, the most wins in Barton's program history, with a conference record of 72-21-8 in a challenging Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC). A strong Cougars team ranked No. 9 in the final NJCAA Div. I Women's Soccer Rankings this past season after going 12-3-4 overall and 12-1-3 in the KJCCC. Barton earned an at-large selection into the 2023 NJCAA Div. I, Women's Soccer Championship as the No. 9 seed.
In his eight seasons as head coach for the Barton Community College women's soccer team, Camara has built the program in a yearly contender on the national level. The Cougars earned their way to the NJCAA Championship tournament each of the past two seasons. In 2022, Camara's squad earned the program's first-ever Plains District Championship with a 5-4 shootout victory over No. 4-ranked Butler Community College. Since 2018, Camara has coached six student-athletes to the NJCAA Div. I Women's Soccer All-America honors, and dozens more to All-KJCCC accolades, while also earning two KJCCC Coach of the Year awards.
Camara's teams have taken pride in their accolades in the classroom as well. The Cougars have found themselves on the list of NJCAA Academic Team of the Year qualifiers on a yearly basis, while a large portion of Camara's roster has earned NJCAA All-Academic Team honors. The 2022 Cougars had a team GPA of 3.11, and had its best academic year under Camara's tutelage in 2019 when they accumulated a team GPA of 3.57 to finish fifth among NJCAA women's soccer programs.
"We are excited to welcome Ousmane Camara as the next head coach of our women's soccer program. Throughout the process, Ousmane stood out for his commitment to student-athlete development, relationship-building, and creating a culture of accountability and collaboration. He has a clear vision for developing young women both on and off the field, and his approach aligns strongly with the values and expectations we have for our athletic programs," said Deputy Athletic Director of Governance, Mark Bennett.
I'm confident his leadership, passion, and experience will have a tremendous impact on our student-athletes and the continued growth of the program.
"I am excited and looking forward to meeting the team and starting my role as the new coach."
Delaware State Athletics would like to officially welcome Coach Camara. With the support of the athletics department and campus community, we know he will make positive contributions to Delaware State University.