To enhance the careers of coaches in the country, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to organize a four-month CAF B-License Coaching Course, The Standard Gazette reports.
Technical Director of the NFF, Austin Eguavoen, who was interim coach of the Super Eagles before the recent appointment of Eric Sekou Chelles, made this disclosure through the media department of the Football Federation.
Eguavoen stated that the course is part of the strategic efforts geared towards building the capacity of coaches across the country, and revealed that it will be done in modules.
Eguavoen was unequivocal about whether the programme would improve the capacity of the coaches and prepare them for current and future challenges.
“We are targeting a maximum number of 25 participants,” Eguavoen told NFF.com.
“Applicants will be provided with a CAF CMS registration link upon successful completion of the pre-course assessment, and will pay the sum of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only) on or before 31st March 2025,” Eguavoen added.
The Standard Gazette can report that the programme is for both men and women coaches, underscoring the need for gender balance in the coaching job in Nigeria.
Several women’s football teams have had to be coached by their male counterparts.
The NFF confirmed in a media release made available to The Standard Gazette on Sunday that the programme will be held between 7 April and 25 August 2025.
To be eligible to participate in the course, a candidate must be an active coach, possess a CAF C-License certificate that has been put to use in the past two years, must be able to read and write in the English language, have basic computer skills and a laptop, have a valid G-mail account, and must submit a medical certificate that proves he/she is physically and mentally fit to undertake the course.
It can be recalled that last year, the NFF organized a CAF C-License programme exclusively for women – the first-ever – which drew 30 women coaches from across the country, including a good number of former Nigeria international players.
The three-module course took place between July and September 2024.
