The Gambia Football Federation has kicked off the second phase of the Covid-19 capacity building workshop for Goal Keeper Trainers on Monday 2nd November 2020 at the National Training Center in Yundum.
The Second phase of the Five days Workshop is the interface with League Div One and Two Goal Keeper Trainers that is meant to equip the Technicians with the requisite skills to impact the Covid-19 regulations and measures to their players ahead of the commencement of the new League Season 2020/2021.
Presiding over the opening ceremony on Monday 2nd November, 2020, GFF President Lamin Kaba Bajo said the training is a historic landmark in the history of Gambian football. “This falls within the strategic objectives of The Gambia Football Federation leadership because it was a campaign promise and its well captured ij our manifesto“. He noted the importance of capacity building to improving the skills and capabilities of technicians across the spectrum of the beautiful game. ” Our strategic development document has now metamorphosed into what is now refereed as Contract of the Agreed Objectives of the FIFA Forward 2.0 regulations and requirements,” Mr Bajo noted.
The GFF Boss further assured the participants of the federation’s continues support to Coaches and all technicians. “This is part of our Coaches, Administrators, Referees and Medics (CARM) project meant to build and equip our technicians with the requisite skills and now that Covid-19 is here to stay with us, the training is very timely“, he noted.
Speaking earlier, GFF Technical Director who also serves as Course Facilitator Sang Ndong thanked the GFF Executive for approving the training program. He said the participants are drawn from GFF 1st and 2nd Div League Clubs. “The training is for the Goal Keeper Trainers to take back to their clubs the skills in abiding to the regulations and measures against Covid-19“, TD Ndong highlighted.
The President of Gambia Football Coaches Association Pa Suwareh Faye also described the training as timely and important. He however called on all the coaches to join the Association adding that they should all come together in the fight against Covid-19. Mr Faye thanked the football leadership for the support to the Coaches Association whilst urging the participants to take the training seriously.
CAF certified Coach Instructors Hon Alagie Sillah and Lamin Sambou (LS) are the Coyrse Instructors with the assistance of GFF Grassroots and Youth Manager Ebrima Nyassi and Amat Cham.
Since the abandonment of football due to Covid-19, the GFF leadership have been working tirelessly with the relevant government authorities for the return of the beautiful game thus organizing capacity building programs for all technicians on Covid-19 protocols, measures and requirements ahead of the return of football.