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SLFA Commences a Three coaching education course for Premier League coaches and Ex-players

“It wasn’t an easy ride coming here as the process was set strictly based on merits. You however hung on and showed resilience, which indicates the passion for growth in your respective coaching careers”.

The Sierra Leone Football Association has over the weekend officially commenced a three-week Coaching Education Course for Male and Female Premier Leagues coaches and former national team players. 

The course taking place at the SLFA Secretariat and facilitated by CAF-certified coaching instructors shall benefit a total of 60 male and female coaches from across the country, who have successfully gone through the rigorous application process and have been meritoriously selected to participate. 

Officially declaring the ceremony open, SLFA Vice President 1 Harold Nat-Johnson applauded all participants for their relentless efforts, patience, and courage displayed in trying to be part of the training exercise. Nat-Johnson noted that “It wasn’t an easy ride coming here as the process was set strictly based on merits. You however hung on and showed resilience, which indicates the passion for growth in your respective coaching careers”.

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Coaches and ex-players that are going for the three coaching education course

Coaches and ex-players that are going for the three coaching education course

He encouraged all participants to take the training seriously as “it is the LFA’s idea of bringing local coaches up to speed with the evolving global trend of the Key Principles of Effective Coaching”.

Also present at the opening ceremony were the SLFA General Secretary Christopher Kamara, Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Senior Men’s Team John Edward Kiester, and other Heads of Department of the Sierra Leone Football Association.

Mohamed Amara Gando

Journalist based in Freetown, West Africa. Africa born, and a graduate of Institute of Commercial Management (London), a correspondent at the Sierra Leone Parliament for Beyond Borders Media and Consultancy and also a Blogger. I’ve been a journalist since 2015 with a growing experience since & covered events in some African countries, Asia & the Africa Union. I love Africa, I treasure Sierra Leone. Excellent interpersonal and communication skill, ability to relate to all groups in a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner, ability to work under pressure and seek appropriate support when needed, ability to work as effective and constructive team member and motivate others. Provide a well thought out solutions and ability to provide prioritize workload, adaptable and responsible to changing demand welcome and ability to facilitate focuses group discussions and provides constructive feedback, report writing skills Ability to conduct social interviews, assessments and negotiates situations effectively.

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