Returning for the first time since 2019, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) kicked off the 4th AFC Coach Education Conference in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday under the theme of “Educating Tomorrow’s Coaches”. With Coach Education being among the key technical pillars of the AFC in …
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The age of forty, the French author Victor Hugo, once said, is the old age of youth. When confronted with the idea that he was among a wave of young Indian coaches influencing the game, Odisha FC’s head coach Clifford Miranda, inadvertently appropriated and adapted Hugo’s maxim. “Forty isn’t that …
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The fourth Module of the AFC Pro Diploma coaching course (April 16 to 20, 2023) concluded as scheduled at Dempo SC Academy in Goa on Thursday. This was the last domestic module of the course – it focussed on practical and theory assessment sessions delivered by the 17 coaches present, …
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The virtual presence of Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was the highlight of the FIFA/CONMEBOL Coach Educators course, which took place in Buenos Aires from April 11 to 15, 2023. Scaloni, who steered La Albiceleste to glory at the recent FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, and who subsequently won FIFA’s The …
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In a bid to further strengthen the capabilities of its Member Associations (MAs), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the 3rd AFC Coach Education Panel meeting on Thursday. Chaired by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, the panel, composed of coach education specialists, met to exchange information and discuss strategies for …
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The Mizoram Football Association (MFA) is set to conduct an AIFF D License Coaching Course from May 8 to 13, 2023 at the Kolasib Sports Stadium. This coaching course is part of the Mizoram Football Association’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. Applications for the course can be submitted through the following Google …
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Young and aspiring footballers from the Clermont township, benefitted from the legacy programme of the CAF African Schools Football Championship on Friday, after CAF along with their legends partnered the eThekwini Local Municipality to host a successful coaching clinic at the Christianenburg Stadium. The coaching clinics were conducted on the …
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There are a number of coaches’ education programs of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of different levels from the E up to B License Coaching degrees. The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is going to conduct the following coach education programs in Odisha in the month of May-June 2023. …
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With the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup concluding only months ago and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar in the horizon, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the National Coaches Online Session 2023 to analyse the performance of the Asian teams at the global showpiece. The virtual …
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The first ever AIFF ‘E’ Certificate Course for Hearing Impaired Coaches concluded on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Navi Mumbai. The course consisted of 21 participants, all of whom are active football coaches associated with Indian NGO Slum Soccer. Reliance Foundation Young Champs hosted the course at their training facilities …
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