Governing body of African football, CAF is currently hosting 23 of the best managers on the continent in the final module of the inaugural CAF Pro License coaching diploma in Rabat, Morocco.
The program which is done in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF) has no Nigerian coach as representative in it’s Inaugural edition with Morroco boasting the highest number of participants.
Despite the country boasting a handful of highly rated coaches, none were selected which is a wake to Nigeria football Federation.
It is the highest ranking qualification in African football globally with the education structures seen as the most highly respected on the African continent.
The CAF Pro License is strictly reserved for coaches who are actively coaching at a professional level, have demonstrated a certain level of high performance and achievement and also acquired a CAF A License or equivalent qualification recognised by CAF.
The list of 23 coaches who were carefully picked through a stringent selection process includes current TotalEnergies CAF inter-club competition winning coaches, Walid Regragui (Champions League winner), Florent Ibenge (Confederation Cup winner) and Pitso Mosimane (three-times Champions League winner), to mention but a few.
Also part of the group, but not present in this course is TotalEnergies Africa Cup of nations AFCON winning coach and former Senegalese captain, Aliou Cisse.
Explaining to CAFOnline.com on the value and importance of this course, CAF’s Director of Development Raul Chipenda said this marked a significant milestone for CAF’s ultimate goal of elevating African football to greater heights.
“Africa should take pride and celebrate this important milestone that we are about to achieve. We have assembled 23 of the best football managers on the continent currently, who are about to graduate and take the African game to even greater heights thanks to knowledge acquired over the last four years” said Chipenda.
“We must also extend our gratitude to the visionary leadership of CAF for making such a course possible. The knowledge that these coaches have acquired, accompanied by their experience can only bode well for the future of African football.”
The final module of the course officially comes to an end on Saturday, 11 June after a lengthy journey that started back in 2018.
