The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set o organize a seven-day D-License coaching course in the Federal Capital, Abuja from Monday, March 4, 2024.
Core Reporters report that Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has given approval for the course, and a total of 40 coaches from across the six geo-political zone of the country are expected to take part in the course. Both the practical and theoretical sessions are scheduled for the NFF/FIFA Goal Project at the Package B of MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
NFF Technical Director Augustine Eguavoen; will lead the number of resource persons for the course. Other resource persons include, Coach Henry Abiodun; Director of Sports Medicine of the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, Dr. Paul Onyeudo; former Super Eagles’ star Edema Fuludu; former FIFA referee and special assistant to the NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Adebayo Ameenu and; former deputy director, technical of the NFF, Dr. Robinson Okosun.
Eguavoen will speak on ‘Physiology of Football’ while Onyeudo will take the participants on ‘First Aid and Injury,’ and Dr. Okosun, a renowned psychologist will speak on ‘Psychology.’ Ameenu will speak on ‘Child Safeguarding.
Coaches Ibrahim Gwadabe and Lawrence Ndak will also be involved as resource persons
Recalls that NFF organized a CAF coaching instructors’ course last year, and is already in the advanced stage of plans to organize higher-grade coaching courses in the course of this year.
