Member of the Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee and former Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, Barrister Chris Green, is at the head of a 19-man contingent traveling to the United Kingdom on Monday for a two weeks capacity building exercise at the instance of the NFF.
Concerned about the need to develop qualified persons in the country to help coaches of the National Teams in the areas of match reading, match preparation and backroom analysis, the NFF sought sponsorship from Tale versa Foundation to enhance the capacity of these persons through a special programme.
Taleveras Foundation was only too happy to be part of a move in support of Nigeria’s football development.
The objective of the exercise is to enable the persons selected to return to Nigeria empowered with the right technical tool with which to provide effective backroom support to the technical crew of Nigeria’s National Teams, as and when required.
The NFF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, and the Chief Executive Officer of Taleveras Foundation, Igho Sanomi, will be at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Monday to see off the delegation to England.
The exercise is with the full support and effort of The Football Association, the Professional Football Coaches Association led by Dave Richardson, the League Managers’ Association led by Graham Mackrel and Full-time Marketing and Logistics represented by Danny Stones.
Also on the trip are former National Team Head Coach, Shaibu Amodu; and former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha (new chairman of the Delta State Football Association); Nwankwo Kanu; and Garba Lawal.
There are also respected former internationals – Yisa Sofoluwe, David Ngodigha, Edema Fuludu, Dahiru Sadi, Siji Lagunju and Nasiru Jibril.
Former U-20 National Team Head Coach, Isah Ladan Bosso; former Super Eagles’ Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf; former U-17 and U-20 Head Coach, Sam John Obuh; and former Super Falcons’ captains – Florence Omagbemi and Ann Chiejine – are also included.
Coaches Ahmed Yaro-Yaro and Idris Musa also made the list.
The group will be based at Champneys, Leicestershire on arrival and on Tuesday will listen to ‘Preparation on Scouting’ by former Everton FC player Ian Atkins, now Chief Scout at the Goodison Park, and another paper by former Wolves manager John Ward, before departing for Villa Park to watch the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Brom.
A full time analysis and de-briefing on the match will be led by John Ward later on Tuesday night.
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