The Lagos State Football Association Chairman Hajji Liameed Gafar has assured that the state will  provide a bigger platform for the training of coaches in collaboration with the Nigerian Football Federation.

Speaking in Lagos during the unveiling of the KOHMUNITY CUP, an initiative meant to drive the campaign of Lagos State Deputy Governor Kadri Obafemi Hamzat for next year’s Governorship,Gafar  said Lagos State had concluded arrangement to train more coaches in batches to secure the CAF  license D certification which will afford coaches the opportunity to to coach at any level.

He assured that top resource person like Techinical Director of the Nff Austin Eguavoen will be part of the training to upgrade coaches on latest trends in coaching so that they can compete with the best anywhere in the world.

Gafar said football has gone scientific, hence coaches, Managers must be attuned to the latest trends in coaching and be equipped with knowledge to impact knowledge on the players.

He said the era of ignorance was gone as technology had made learning simplified and more attractive and exciting.

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