Zifa to host Caf A coaching course

24 Jun, 2018 - 00:06 0 Views
Zifa to host Caf A coaching course Wilson Mutekede

The Sunday News

Wilson Mutekede

Wilson Mutekede

Ngqwele Dube, Sports Correspondent
LOCAL coaches who have been eagerly waiting to attain their Caf A coaching licence could finally get a reprieve if the Confederation of African Football accedes to Zifa’s request to host the course later this year.

Zifa have written to the continental football governing body seeking permission to host five Caf coaching courses between August and December with one of them being the Caf A which had been stopped as Caf sought to make improvements to the content of the modules.

Zifa technical director Wilson Mutekede confirmed they had made an application to Caf and are looking at receiving a response mid next month. He said they are looking to host one Caf A course, two Caf B and two Caf C courses between August and December.

The halting of the Caf A had brought consternation among local coaches as this came after Zifa had imposed the coaching standardisation in which only Caf A holders were eligible to hold coaching posts in Premier Soccer League teams while head coaches practicing in the regional Division One leagues should be in possession of Caf B.

Mutekede said Caf had completed the updating process of their coaching manuals which they aligned with international trends, borrowing a leaf from other leading federations.

“Caf has completed the overhaul of their courses and is now open to associations hosting the course but it will only be done under their approval. Coaches will now have to present proof of practicing if they apply to participate in a course except those who would be doing Level 1. We had a lot of coaches enrolling in courses, passing them but they would put them in the wardrobe then come and do the next level but still not practice,” he said.

Mutekede said evidence that one had practised as a coach would be a coaching file containing daily session plans. He said there was wide room for coaches to practice as there are schools that do not have qualified coaches where talent is expected to emerge.

Mutekede said colleges and universities also had football teams that needed qualified coaches. Several coaches were fretting over the absence of an opportunity to attend the courses and be eligible to practice in the top flight.

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