Over 60 youth coaches based in Nigeria have converged on the
Federal Capital, Abuja to be part of the annual NPFL/LaLiga Youth Coaching
Clinic which kicked off on Monday at the Media Centre of the National Stadium,
Abuja.
It is a sequel to the progress recorded in the first two
editions of the clinic, which have seen over 100 coaches learn new coaching
skill sets. Contents to be shared will include advanced technical aspects
of the Spanish methodology on how to develop young talents, which will be a continuation
of level 1(foundational) and 2 (intermediate) training from the highly
successful first and second editions.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of the League Management Company
(LMC) Mallam Shehu Dikko, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer of
the LMC, Salihu Abubakar, pointed out the importance of the third edition while
also stressing that gaining more knowledge should be paramount on the minds of
the participants.
“We are happy that this clinic has come to this stage, the
advanced level. Of course, this is the third one; we had the foundational in
2017 and intermediate module in 2018. LaLiga has placed so much importance
to this training and that is why they have brought two of their best tutors for
this project. With the sharing of their methodology with us, it will help in
synchronizing our philosophy that will be the envy of everyone elsewhere,” he
stated.
Abubakar also expressed his delight following the progress made
as results are already showing with the progression of players who passed
through the initial NPFL U15 Future Promises Tournament from their youth clubs
to their various professional clubs.
For Managing Director, LaLiga Nigeria, Javier Del Rio, the
reward of the partnership between NPFL and Spanish League is evident as there
is notable progress made since the partnership was signed between both leagues.
Del Rio also urged participants to be serious and take full advantage of the
advanced course.
“I encourage you to make the best of the course to your
advantage. The trainers we have here have a lot of experience, so ask as many
questions as you wish and also pay full attention to all they have to
teach. The potential of football in terms of the huge talents in Nigeria
is bigger than probably any other place in the world; the talent here is
unlimited. So you are the ones to properly train them to be future stars,” Del
Rio pointed out.
Jose Angel Garcia and Juanjo Guerra will be in charge of the
clinic which is expected to run for the next five days and will precede the
annual NPFL U15 Future Promises Tournament.
The NPFL-LaLiga partnership was signed in 2016 and has since
recorded a number of exchange projects between the two leagues, including a
tour of Spain by an NPFL All-Star team, and the opening of the LaLiga Nigeria
office in Abuja.
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