The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has admitted Nigeria back into the CAF A Coaching Convention.
The readmission means that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) can again resume the activation of CAF A coaching courses after years of waiting and high expectations on the part of the country’s coaching family.
“We are pleased to inform you that the CAF A course curriculum submitted by NFF has been approved. You can now proceed with submitting a request for a CAF A course through the CMS, subject to an inspection visit,” CAF’s Coaching Education Project Manager, Jaida Zakaria, wrote in a letter to the NFF on Wednesday.
NFF’s Head of coaching education, Dr Terry Babatunde Eguaoje, who was highly excited about the news, said, “This is truly huge, after nine years. Admission into the CAF A coaching convention is a big deal. This is in addition to the CAF D, C and B that had been approved at various times by CAF.”
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NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, himself a CAF coaching instructor, said, “We are elated by this positive development for the cause of coaching in our country.
“The NFF will commence preparations in earnest to put logistics in place for the first CAF A-License coaching course in this country since 2017.”
