COACHING CLINIC FOR NNL HOLDS IN AWKA
Grassroots football Coaches have converged on Awka, Anambra state for the Nigeria National League One coaching Clinic exercise.
The one week exercise which is in collaboration with Berakiah Coaching Clinic organization and sponsored by Aspire football club , Adazi Nnukwu is aimed at developing the skills of domestic coaches in the South East Zone of the country.
Radio Nigeria Correspondent Uche Ndeke reports that the coaching clinic has coaches Victor Nwakamma, Alphonsus Uzodike, Simon Ojun among others as instructors.
The need to develop the capacity of Nigerian coaches can never be over emphasized as it is said to be one of the ways to achieve sustainable growth in football development in the country.
This was why the Nigeria National League One , NLO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Berakiah,a coaching clinic organization and ABIGOL Grassroots coaching clinic in 2021.
To match words with action, Domestic coaches from the South East zone of the country are converging on Awka , Anambra state to undergo a seven day training that is expected to improve their skills.
One of the instructors and former Golden Eaglets head Coach, Alphonsus Dike who described the programme as laudable ,said the aim is to expose the coaches to the rudiments of football which they will in turn transfer to the players for the overlap development of the game.
The Vice Chairman , Anambra state Football Association, Mr Victor Aniejwena while declaring the clinic open, commended the sponsors for selecting FIFA barged Instructors who are well experienced coaches to come and guide the upcoming ones on the fundamentals of football.
He expressed the hope that the governor elect, Professor Chukwuma Soludo will leverage on the gains of the present administration to at least give the state one Football team that will be representing Anambra in football competitions .
The Coaching clinic is expected to have an impact on My Anambra football Super league tournament which will soon kickoff after the ongoing Anambra state FA tournament.
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