A total of 31 football administrators from division 3 clubs and the country’s five regions including three women are taking part in the 6-day course which will run 11-16 April.
FIFA instructor, Jacque Malie (Mauritius) who is conducting the course said he was
appreciating Djibouti’s activeness in the organization of successive
football-related courses.
"I am very delighted to come
to Djibouti once again and do another course for the country” Mr. Malie said
adding that Djiboutian FA administrators were very ‘professional’. "There are tangible
progresses of administration and other developments in the country which didn’t
exist when I last came here” the instructor continued.
Djiboutian Football Federation president, Souleiman Hassan Waberi, who addressed at the opening ceremony, said it was an honor for him to welcome the FIFA instructor to Djibouti for the 3rd time. The president said he was very thankful to FIFA for its continued assistances to help Djibouti develop its football in all aspects.
"It was just two weeks ago
we held a refereeing development course here at the technical centre and today
we are opening a separate course for football administrators—this shows that
the federation is fully committed to increasing the knowledge of football
across the country as I promised at a post election press conference just two
years ago” the president explained. He said all thanks were due
to FIFA president Joseph S Blatter and his committee members for helping the
country realize its dreams.
" Football administrators from
division A and Division B clubs were trained under such a course last year and
today administrators from Division 3 and regions are being taught, so this
means football administration knowledge and experience are expanded to the
whole country” the president told the ceremony before launching the course on
Saturday. In May, the FDF will
organize a Futsal coaching course in the country, as shown in the federation’s
annual work sheet.
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