SLFA roll out Seminar for Coaches and Technical Staff

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Sierra Leone Football Association last Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8-9, 2020 has conducted a two days workshop for 48 newly Appointed Male and Female Coaches and Technical Staff of various National Teams at the Atlantic Hotel in Freetown. Multiple Facilitators guided and led Participants through discussions centered on the importance of team building, Sports Administration, Medicine, Working together as a team and how they as Coaches should best approach the media. “We are on a new era, trying to change the narratives of football in the country. This is why we organized this seminar for the newly appointed Coaches and Technical Staff to boost their Morals, Integrities and Capacities by providing technical guides in accord with the FIFA Principles of Agreed Objectives that will help improve their job to achieve the Federation’s mission and vision.” Brima Manzola Kamara, the Vice President-1 of SLFA noted. Delivering his key note address at the seminar, the Minister of Sports Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, assures government’s continued support to the development of football and generally sports in the country at the same time lauded the SLFA for 100% appointment of Qualified Local Coaches in all National Teams categories and for organizing a maiden event of such nature is indeed a step in the right direction. He remarked. Speaking after the seminar, Head Coach of Sierra Queens, Abdulai Bah said the training was important and interactive to himself and Colleague National Team Coaches. “I learnt a lot of new ideas about coaching and from the open discussion sessions during the training emphasis which were made for Coach, players and technical team togetherness, keeping our integrity as well as maintaining love and discipline in our teams. These are important topics which I believe we will not only implement while doing our job but will also share such knowledge with other grassroots Coaches across the country through our National Coaches Association in the future,” Bah explained. The historic event brought together SLFA Staff, Sports Ambassador Charles Bio, SLFA Executive Committee Members, FIFA and CAF Match Commissioner Prince Sa’Quee, Ex-Players and other invited key stakeholders contributing towards the developments of football in the country who all discussed and recalled their glory days with the National Teams, shared experiences and encouraged the Coaches and Technical Staff to up their games to deliver their best in their new roles.