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CAF C-License: Go And Develop Local Football, NFF Charges Female Coaches

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Joel Ajayi 

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusua has charged the newly trained in “CAF License” to do everything possible to use the knowledge, the skills acquired at the training to develop football in the country.


He gave this charge on Saturday when a total of 30 women coaches who began a first-ever, three-module CAF C-License coaching course in July were presented with their certificates at a colorful closing ceremony at closing


  The event 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 an internship with clubs after 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, the NFF President, 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 program. The NFF will interface with the States that own Premier League clubs to integrate you into their system so that you can 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 my best to see that this happens during my tenure as the NFF President”.


Also, NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, tasked all graduates to productively apply the knowledge they gained while participating in the exercise, demanding that they 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 program as we advance”.

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Special Sports is an integral part of Mr President’s Renewed Hope Commitment to Nigerians-Olopade

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The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, says prioritising the  plight of the Country’s Special Athletes is one of the integral commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, under the revamped Sports Commission.


The NSC DG stated this over the weekend when he attended the final of the first edition of the Elite Wheelchair Basketball Championship held at the National Stadium in Lagos.


The DG reiterated that every Sports will get its required attention from the National Sports Commission , stressing that the Mandate of Mr President is to ensure a sustainable Sports Economy is built by maximising the potential of every sport.


” I must state here that myself and the Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko are totally committed to ensuring that you guys in wheelchair basketball, like every other para- sports, feel the impact of the renewed hope agenda of Mr President .


” This is why events of this nature , as small as it may appear , will always be appreciated and supported by the Commission.


” I am also very happy with the kind of giant strides we are witnessing with Wheelchair basketball and it has continued to grow over the years from where it was when I was the President”, he said.


The DG further hailed the organisers of the event saying, ” this is a very good one from Musibau and his wife, both who are captains of the Nigerian team, now playing in France . So for them to come back home to put this together shows how much the Sport has continued to grow in the Country”.


The Elite Wheelchair Basketball tournament saw Ogun State emerging winners after beating Oyo State in a highly entertaining final. Lagos State clinched the third place position after beating Kwara state in the third place match.

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