Former President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (third right) admires FC Barcelona’s jersey presented to him by the Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) marketing director after the Spain’s giants signed a contract with SABMiller to develop football in Africa. PHOTO | FILE
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The local coaches selected for the clinic are Maalim Salehe Mohamed, Kessy Claud Mziray and Shaweji Ismail Nawanda, who are part of the coaching development programmes run by the country’s governing soccer body.
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has selected three coaches to participate in the Castle Lager FC Barcelona coaching clinic.
The local coaches selected for the clinic are Maalim Salehe Mohamed, Kessy Claud Mziray and Shaweji Ismail Nawanda, who are part of the coaching development programmes run by the country’s governing soccer body.
The coaching clinic which will run from November 9 until November 14 at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia.
Apart from the local coaches, the clinic will also involve other coaches from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Reports from Lusaka indicate that coaches from one of the world’s most successful soccer teams – FC Barcelona’s FCBEscola, are in Zambia to impart their expertise to the coaches to help raise the quality of football in Africa.
“Castle Lager and FC Barcelona are once again excited to be bringing some of the top coaches in the world to further improve the standard of soccer in Africa.
Castle Lager through this partnership is living its brand message – It all comes together with a Castle, by providing a platform for one of the world’s greatest soccer team coaches to interact and share their knowledge with coaches from across Africa,” said Alistair Hewitt, general manager regional brands at SABMiller.
“We are excited to be back in Africa to conduct yet another coaching clinic.”
“At clinics held in 2014, we had a great experience working with coaches from Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.”
“They were very open minded, and this allowed us to easily share our knowledge, and experience with them,” said Hewitt.
“We are looking forward to another fruitful session with all the coaches in Zambia,” said Isaac Guerrero Hernandez, Head Coordinator at FCBEscola.
“We are looking forward to once again hosting coaches Isaac Guerrero Hernandez and Daniel BigasAlsina from FCBEscola, as well as coaches from across Africa for the Castle-FC Barcelona Coaching Clinic.”
“We believe these clinics will go a long way towards further developing football in Africa. We wish all the coaches the best of luck and an enjoyable stay in Zambia,” said George Kasengele, general secretary of the Football Association of Zambia.
