The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has readmitted Nigeria into the CAF A Coaching Convention, paving the way for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to resume CAF A coaching courses after years of delay and anticipation among the country’s coaching community.
CAF’s Coaching Education Project Manager, Jaida Zakaria, conveyed the approval in a letter to the NFF on Wednesday.
“We are pleased to inform you that the CAF A course curriculum submitted by the 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,” Zakaria stated.
Reacting to the development, the NFF’s Head of Coaching Education, Terry Babatunde Eguaoje, described the approval as a major breakthrough for football coaching in Nigeria.
“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 licences that had been approved by CAF at different times,” he said.
Also speaking, NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, expressed delight over the development, noting that preparations would begin immediately for the first CAF A Licence coaching course in Nigeria since 2017.
“We are elated by this positive development for the advancement of coaching in our country. The NFF will commence preparations in earnest to put logistics in place for the first CAF A-Licence coaching course in this country since 2017,” Sanusi said.
