FIFA workshop ends
A FIFA seminar that took place last week in Qatar, and which ended this past weekend, included a sole Namibian representative.
Former women's national team football coach Jacqueline Shipanga has attended a FIFA Technical Experts' Worksop in Doha, Qatar.
Shipanga exchanged experiences with fellow experts from across the world, in various areas of football.
The workshop started on 30 January ended this past Friday, with Shipanga being Namibia's only representative.
The Namibian gained experience from other experts, including women's football technical consultants, confederation technical directors, coaching instructors, technical directors and elite, grassroots and youth football experts.
The course was led by FIFA technical director Steven Martens and the FIFA head of technical development services Jurg Nepfer.
The seminar was aimed at informing the participants about the new strategy and philosophy for technical capacity building, while enlightening them on updates and overviews of the new FIFA structure, as well as its technical development set up.
It also looked at the roles and responsibilities of FIFA experts and instructors.
The workshop also focused on the 'Forward' development programme.
“For the sake of sports and the vision of it reaching its potential in every nation, without barriers, the programme intends to improve the way associations develop and support football across the globe,” FIFA officials said.
By using the expertise gained from this seminar, Shipanga said, Namibian women's football will once again benefit from FIFA Academy pilot programmes, thereby leading to an enhancement in the development of women's football at a youth level, while simultaneously strengthening the existing developmental structures, such as the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Girls' Centre.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
Shipanga exchanged experiences with fellow experts from across the world, in various areas of football.
The workshop started on 30 January ended this past Friday, with Shipanga being Namibia's only representative.
The Namibian gained experience from other experts, including women's football technical consultants, confederation technical directors, coaching instructors, technical directors and elite, grassroots and youth football experts.
The course was led by FIFA technical director Steven Martens and the FIFA head of technical development services Jurg Nepfer.
The seminar was aimed at informing the participants about the new strategy and philosophy for technical capacity building, while enlightening them on updates and overviews of the new FIFA structure, as well as its technical development set up.
It also looked at the roles and responsibilities of FIFA experts and instructors.
The workshop also focused on the 'Forward' development programme.
“For the sake of sports and the vision of it reaching its potential in every nation, without barriers, the programme intends to improve the way associations develop and support football across the globe,” FIFA officials said.
By using the expertise gained from this seminar, Shipanga said, Namibian women's football will once again benefit from FIFA Academy pilot programmes, thereby leading to an enhancement in the development of women's football at a youth level, while simultaneously strengthening the existing developmental structures, such as the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Girls' Centre.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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