A total of 30 women
coaches who began a first-ever, three-module CAF C-License coaching course in
the month of July were presented with their certificates at a colourful closing
ceremony in Abuja on Saturday.
Organized
by the Nigeria Football Federation, the epochal coaching course saw more than a
dozen former stars of the Super Falcons involved in the intensive classroom and
on-field sessions that saw the coaches proceed on internship with clubs after
the each of the first modules, with the third module ending with examinations
at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project, MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
Speaking at the
closing ceremony, President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau charged all
participants not to rest on their oars and to be
more proactive in their quest to effectively utilize and impact their knowledge
in the immediate society.
He noted that his dream is to see women coaches pulling their weight with even men’s teams across the land, with accomplishments to underscore the fact that those appointments were well-deserved.
"We are
keen to see you utilize the knowledge you have acquired in this
programme. The NFF will interface with the States that
own Premier League clubs to
integrate you into their system, in
order that you are able to acquire more technical knowledge on the field.
"My dream is to
see young women coaches standing in
the dugout giving
instructions in a men’s team. I will
do the best I can to see that this happens during my tenure as the NFF President."
Earlier, NFF General Secretary,
Dr. Mohammed Sanusi had tasked all graduands to
productively apply the knowledge they have gained while taking part in the
exercise, demanding that they should continue to remain as good ambassadors of
themselves and the country at large.
"The knowledge you
have acquired, please make
sure you apply the
same. It is not enough to get the certificate. We hope you will be
good ambassadors of this country so that the NFF will be fulfilled, and FIFA and
CAF will also be excited about this programme going forward."
Present
as well at the occasion were NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen;
Deputy Director Technical, Mrs Faith Ben-Anuge; Chairman of the Benue State
Football Association, Barr. Paul Edeh and; Chairman of Lobi Stars FC, Dr.
Phillip Nongu.
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