The Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN) plans to focus on higher-grade courses in 2022 because of its desire to build a large population of coaches in the continent.
The coaches, it intends to build, will be coaches who have “sound, correct education and are attuned to modern methods and techniques, which will help to improve the standard of the game in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.”
FCAAN President, Dr Terry Babatunde Eguaoje, who has expressed satisfaction with the body’s output for the year 2021, noted in a statement that it has great expectations for the coming year, which promises to be highly exciting with the Africa Cup of Nations for both men and women, global youth women tournaments and the FIFA World Cup finals for men.
He noted that the body organised six courses of different grades across the federation in 2021 despite the state of paralysis imposed by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
“Our focus next year would be on higher-grade courses as we focus hard on our vision of building a large population of coaches who have sound, correct education and are attuned to modern methods and techniques, which will help to improve the standard of the game in Nigeria and Africa as a whole,” said Eguaoje, who is also Consultant on Coaching and Development to the Nigeria Football Federation.
FCAAN’s resolve and commitment to its vision ensured that it explored and exploited online training possibilities and opportunities even during the lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic period.
On his part, Eguaoje is full of praises for both established and upcoming coaches who have seen reason to enhance capacity through quality education in modern methods and techniques. “The future of our football will be assured if coaches don’t shy away from regular courses and are ready to apply the knowledge gained to improve the standard of the game.”
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