Bio

Heading into the 2025 season, Skipper Mukhtar will be starting his third season as the head coach for Rochester Christian University and has an 18-14-6 overall record.  Mukhtar has a history of coaching success in metro Detroit. Mukhtar has served as a coach for many successful high school teams in Metro Detroit, including Assistant Boys Coach at Warren De La Salle, and was the Head Coach at Lamphere High School on the girls' side. 

Mukhtar has worked as a coach with Vardar and the Michigan Burn and is currently coaching with the Nationals.

Coach Mukhtar currently holds a USSF C License. He was the head coach of the Motor City FC and Detroit Sun FC women’s teams, winning multiple state, regional, and national championships. Mukhtar currently serves as General Manager for Corktown AFC of the UWS.

Mukhtar was raised in Rochester, Michigan. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Education from Wayne State University. He now resides in Macomb, Michigan, with his wife Lucy, and children Sophia, Noah, and Sammi Lu.