Women’s Football Capacity Building Course Opens at the NTTC

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) on Wednesday began a three-day women’s football coaches’ workshop at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum. This is part of activities marking the forthcoming GFF/FIFA women’s football symposium to be held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre this Friday.

Participants are drawn from all the seven administrative regions across the country and technicians from the GFF/FIFA U-17 girls league.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the General Secretary of the GFF, Mr. Lamin M. Jassey, congratulated the GFF Technical Department for hosting the event, while thanking the resource persons for their deliberations. He further advised the participants to take the course seriously. Jassey added that the GFF, under the leadership of President Lamin Kaba Bajo, has a great passion for women’s football and have supported the advancement of the women’s game since the assumption of his leadership.

Course instructor Sue Ronan remarked that she is happy to be in The Gambia for the first time, noting that he has been observing, with keen interest, a great improvement for the women’s game in the country with all the structures in place given to women football by the GFF. Thus, she urged the participants to interact during the session while exchanging experiences with one another.

The program will cap off on Thursday with a practical session, a look at the roles and responsibilities of a coach, structuring a training session amongst others.