The North Carolina Courage clarified in a statement Friday night why they fired former head coach Sean Nahas, citing “confounding performance issues, culture issues, and a perceived lack of fit that created an environment that club leadership felt was untenable to the point that change was necessary at the head coaching position.”

The North Carolina Courage played its first NWSL game Friday night since the sudden firing of head coach Sean Nahas two days earlier.

A “multitude of factors” went into the firing of North Carolina Courage coach Sean Nahas, sporting director Ceri Bowley said, but he would not elaborate.