Former Super Eagles defender, captain and head coach, Augustine Eguavoen has come out with a agency declaration that there’s a rising have to equip trainers at numerous grassroots ranges throughout Nigeria with fashionable technical concepts within the recreation.
Sports247 studies that Eguavoen, who’s now the technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), identified that correct improvement of gamers should start on the neighborhood degree, therefore his emphasis on up to date coaching strategies for coaches in that sector.
Eguavoen, who was fondly known as ‘Cerezo’ throughout his enjoying days, gave his verdict whereas talking throughout an ongoing CAF D-Licence Coaching Course in Ogun State, which has 40 grassroots trainers in attendance.
The ex-worldwide, who was a part of Nigeria’s 1994 Africa Cup of Nations successful workforce and first squad to the FIFA World Cup at USA ’94, was bodily current to supervise the graceful operating of the course at Agro Terra Resort in Joga-Orile, Yewa North Local Government Area.
The defender-turned-gaffer identified that the course was out along with a view to additional strengthen discovery of skills, the inspiration of soccer improvement and empowerment of grassroots coaches throughout Ogun State.
He added that the D-Licence course, which is organised by the NFF, at the side of Ogun State Football Association (OGSFA) and their coaches affiliation, was designed to equip contributors with theoretical information and sensible teaching expertise required for CAF certification.
Eguavoen additionally careworn the necessity to make teaching training extra accessible to grassroots coaches, as skilled coaching strategies are required within the process of grooming younger skills from scratch, in the direction of cementing hope in higher outcomes for the nation by way of future worldwide engagements.
He declared emphatically, “Coach training is key to soccer improvement. We can not anticipate to enhance the standard of our gamers with out additionally enhancing the standard of those that prepare them.
“Grassroots coaches want entry to the appropriate information, fashionable teaching strategies {and professional} certification to assist them carry out their roles extra successfully. That’s why you could stay dedicated to steady studying.
“The knowledge that you gain from all the coaching courses you attend should translate into better training methods, improved player development and higher standards across the game.”
Sports247 gathered additional that NFF’s head of teaching training, Dr Terry Oguaje in addition to retired FIFA referee, Alhaji F.A. Yusuf and veteran coach, Fatai Akande are the course’s lead facilitators.
