Gambia
Football Federation (GFF) has started a five days goalkeeping training course
for League division one and two goalkeeper trainers at the National Technical
Training Centre.
The
training organised by the GFF and funded by FIFA is one among a series of
technical programs embarked by the GFF Technical department as part of the
Federation’s desire to equip all core areas of football and capacitizing the
technical competence of the office bearers (Coaches, Administrators Referees
and Medics).
Declaring
the Course open, GFF President Lamin Kaba Bajo said, the Federation has
registered huge success in terms of training for the year 2019.
“This
is one of the areas we have been looking forward to and if you look at the
sequence of events in the past couple of years, we have registered huge
success.”
He
cited refereeing and coaches as good examples that were recently completed all
meant to equip the technical capacities of the technicians.
Bajo
noted that there cannot be any significant development in football without capacity
building and thus urged the participants to make good use of the opportunity
created to enable them make an impact to their various clubs. “There is no progress without capacity
building and it is the reason the GFF gives a lot of attention to capacity
building for people who will be running football”.
He
thanked the course Instructor Alejandro Heredia for the opportunity accorded
and assured him of the lessons learnt would be put into good use.
For
his part, the CAF and FIFA Technical expert Mr. Alejandro Heredia who also
serves as the Course Instructor expressed delight in coming to The Gambia to
conduct the training.
The
South African born thanked the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) for their
positive foresight while urging the participants to concentrate and make good
use of the training.
“On
behalf of FIFA, it’s a pleasure for me to be here for the first time in Gambia
for such an important training and i want to say that this course is very
important and you should all take it very serious”.
He
noted that the demand for the rapid growth of football is such that there is
always room for improvement.
Technical
Director of Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Sang Ndong indulged on the
participants to make good use of the knowledge gained from the training.
He
thanked Gambia Football Federation (GFF) president Lamin Kabba Bajo for the
support to ensuring that the first ever Goal keeping trainers Course is held.
Secretary
General of the Gambia Football Coaches Association Amat Cham thanked the GFF
for the foresight and implored on the participants to take the course
seriously. The training Course will wrap
up on Friday 20 December, 2019.
Source-GFF
