BEVERLY HILLS, May 14, (THEWILL) – The Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations (FCAAN), which is due to commence a seven-day “C” Course Programme in the Ondo State capital, Akure, on Sunday, where no fewer than 100 football coaches are expected to receive essential training, has received high praise from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
On Friday, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, NFF President and Member of the FIFA Council, commended the leadership of the FCAAN for its vision, commitment and investment in training domestic coaches, saying: “The NFF is particularly impressed with your drive and the passion with which you have been executing the coaching programmes over the years. We need more inspired facilitators like you to help the lots of our coaches, and lift them notches higher than they are at the moment.”
Pinnick let the Association know how he felt, addressing Babatunde Terry Eguaoje, the President of FCAAN: “Personally, I am always excited at ‘Train the Trainers’ programmes. It is capacity enhancement that every professional, in and outside football, needs to be as good as they can be.
“Proficiency comes with passion for what you do, experience and quality training. Your organisation is doing great work and must be praised.”
In his response, Eguaoje, who is also a consultant on Coaching and Development to the NFF, said he felt encouraged by the words of the NFF President and was determined to ensure that the training programmes continued to represent all the benefits they stand for while progressing further: “FCAAN is the world’s largest Football Coaches Association with over 45,000 members across the globe. Over the years, we have offered F, E and D courses in Nigeria to update coaches on global best practices and expose them to current coaching methodologies.”
The FCAAN, which was established in 2004, has as its vision the aim “to be the leading organisation in Africa, dedicated to providing the best coaching courses to football coaches in Africa and around the world.”
As President, Eguaoje holds double Doctorate Degrees in Education and a Master’s in Sports Management in the United States. He noted that the “C” Course would expose participants to practical sessions on how to critically analyse football matches in ways that would improve their knowledge and understanding of the game in its entirety.
He said: “Our conviction is that better coaches will inevitably translate to better players.”
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