U.S SOCCER, ENGLISH FA COACHES CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN FCAAN’S COURSE
OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO
The forthcoming coaching course of the Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations (FCAAN)billed for November got a major boost as top United States Soccer coaches and English Football coaches confirms their participation to serve as instructors.
This was disclosed by Dr. Babatunde Terry Eguaoje, Founder, FCAAN in a telephone interview from FCAAN headquarters in Pittsburgh Pensylvania, United States of America, he said that the Coaching Course which is for the award of D Diploma in Football Coaching will have in attendance 2 FCAAN instructors, Colin Barnes from the US Soccer and Kyle Quigley from the English FA.
According to a statement signed by Mr. Wale Opatola, Event Media Coordinator for the course, Dr Eguaoje, founder and presIdent of FCAAN holds a lenghty list of Coaching Licenses and Diplomas from Europe and America and Coach Henry Abiodun, former Sunshine Stars of Akure Technical Director and FCAAN Director in Nigeria will be on ground to add their knowledge to ensure the training Programme comes out best.
The statement added that Colin Barnes played collegiate football and as a professional before coaching youth players in the College and at top Clubs in the USA while earning degrees in Masters of Teaching and future doctorate in Sport Pedagogy. “He has been developing and training Coaches since 2002 and has been working with US Soccer in the last 2 years.”, the statement added.
On Barnsley FC U-19 Coach, Kyle Quigley, the statement has this to say, ” born in Northern Ireland and a former youth internatinal who Joined Bradford city at 13, s another top English FA Coaching mentor who is also expected in Nigeria as an instructor at the FCAAN Coaching Clinic in November.”
The statement added, Quigley, UEFA “A” Licence holder and an English FA youth module qualified instructor as well as FCAAN ‘A’ Diploma holder who has Coached and Managed teams against Premiership and Championship teams was in Nigeria as an instructor of FCAAN in June 2019 at the ‘E’ and ‘D’ Coaching Clinic held at Lead City University in Ibadan.”
The fully residential ‘D’ Diploma Coaching Course comes up at Benson Idahosa University, Benin-City between November 11-15, 2019.
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