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The ongoing registration for next month’s Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations, FCAAN ‘D’ Diploma Course coming up in Ondo state will close on the 31st of October, 2019. 

Director, Coaching Education of FCAAN, Coach Henry Abiodun who disclosed this to newsmen, said the Course has the full backing of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and the Nigeria Football Coaches Association.

Coach Abiodun also announced that the FCAAN D Diploma Course earlier slated for Benin City, Edo state, will be held in Akure, Ondo state from 11th to 15th November, 2019.

He enjoined Coaches who might have interest in the programme to register before the October 31st deadline, as this would enable FCAAN to prepare adequately for the one week training.

“Participants at the Course Programme would be issued Certificates of FCAAN D Diploma Course” Abiodun told newsmen. 

The FCAAN Director of Coaching Education, said the Certificates of D Diploma Course would arrive Nigeria alongside the President of FCAAN, Dr. Terry Eguoaje a week before the commencement of the training. 

Coach Abiodun added that the forthcoming FCAAN D Diploma Course was borne out of calls from Nigerian Coaches who missed out from the June Edition of FCAAN E and D Diploma Courses held in Ibadan, Oyo state, which had in attendance over one hundred football coaches from Nigeria and South Africa. 

Football Coaches who are interested in the November edition of FCAAN D Diploma Course can purchase registration form of five thousand naira while the course fee is fifty thousand naira.

Olaolu Fawole 

Sport

Director, Coaching Education of Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations, FCAAN, Coach Henry Abiodun, has paid a courtesy visit to the Ondo state Commissioner for Sports, Youth and Culture, Mr. Akindotun Owanikin to introduce to him the activities of FCAAN.

The visit afforded Coach Abiodun the opportunity to brief the Commissioner about the forthcoming FCAAN “D” Diploma Course coming up in November at the Ben Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo state. 

The former Sunshine Stars FC of Akure Handler explained that one hundred and forty football coaches were licensed by FCAAN after undergoing E and D Diploma Courses in Ibadan last June. 

Coach Abiodun added that the various courses of FCAAN have the backing of Nigerian Football Coaches Association, pointing out that the registration for the November programme in Benin City was in progress.

Responding, Mr. Owanikin commended FCAAN for its vision at promoting the game of football in Nigeria and the high level of synergy between FCAAN and Nigerian Football Coaches Association. 

Coach Abiodun later presented a FCAAN customised shirt to the Ondo state Commissioner for Sports, Youth and Culture.

Olaolu Fawole