Nigeria hosts historic inaugural FIFA backed Referee training programme

 




By Dayo Awoniyi


In a groundbreaking move, over 40 young and talented referees are currently participating in Nigeria's first ever FIFA sanctioned physical and technical instructors' course for referees. 


The pioneering training programme is taking place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja and is organized by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in collaboration with FIFA.


Declaring the course open on Monday, the Secretary General of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, urged the participants to make the most of the opportunity and use the knowledge gained to enhance development of  others in their various zones.


"This is the first time such a course is happening in Nigeria with both physical and technical instructors from FIFA here to impact knowledge.


"At the end of this programme, learning must have taken place. And where learning takes place, there must be a change in attitude and approach to responsibilities. We believe the team of instructors sent by FIFA will help elevate the standard of our referees."Dr. Sanusi said. 


 President of the Referees Association and Head of the Referees Unit at the NFF, Subairu Sani, In his welcome address,  acknowledged and as  appreciated  efforts of  NFF and FIFA for bringing the course to Nigeria for the first time.


"This is a historic moment for Nigerian referees," Sani said. "I urge all participants to not hoard the knowledge they receive here. Take it back to your zones and help develop others; this is how we grow football in this country."


The course targeted  building the capacity of young referees and prepare a new generation of instructors who will contribute to the improvement of football officiating across Nigeria. 


The ten days programme  is expected to run from June 9th to 19th, with the phases dedicated to Technical Instructors from June 9th to 13th and  the Nigeria Young Talent Referees Course from June 15th to 19th respectively.

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