The Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) has charged grassroots coaches and players in the country to acquaint themselves with contemporary trends and modern techniques of football in the country.
The National Zonal Vice President of YSFON in South–South, Mr. Kali Gwegwe gave the charge during a two day coaching clinic for grassroots coaches held at Sampson Siasia Sport Complex in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state.
Gwegwe noted that the essence of the programme was for local football coaches to benefit from the FIFA scheme for youth players.
He noted that YSFON had observed a drastic decline in the quality of coaching which according to him was the main contributing factor for the poor outing of Nigerian sportsmen and women in major competitions in recent times.
Gwegwe assured local coaches in the state that the clinic would continue after this year in order to place grassroots coaches in the right conditions to cope with the dynamism in sports.
A member of the Medical Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and former Executive Committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Peter Singabele represented by Director of Sports, Bayelsa state sports council, Sir Braveman Wodi, said the programme was timely owing to the declining standard of the game.
He also urged YSFON to continue with the training and retraining of grassroots coaches in the country.
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Daniel Igali represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Chief Patimidi Tukuru, commended YSFON for the initiative, assuring that the ministry would continue to support the body in its quest to achieve desired goals.
Over 50 coaches are attending the programme in which a former Bendel Insurance and one time Flying Eagles Assistant Coach Mr. Monday Odigie is the resource person.
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