A total of 30 coaches have enrolled for CAF C Coaching Course currently ongoing in Kabale town.
The month-long course got underway on Monday at Town View Hotel with CAF Coaching instructor Livingstone Kyambadde tutoring the coaches.
The notable participants include former Uganda Cranes midfielder Patrick Ochan. He recently featured for Kyetume FC and MYDA FC before retiring.
Zaidi Byekwaso (former Mbarara City midfielder) and Jessy Lukoki are the other former players that have as well enrolled for the same course.
Additionally, there are three coaches from South Sudan namely; Lillian Bataka, Hakin Rezik Alphaza and Gabriel Samuel.
The course organized by Ham Sports Marketing Agency is the first of its kind in Western Uganda and Frank Ankunzire, a FUFA Executive Committee Member representing the Region believes this is a step in the right direction.
“As Western Region, we are grateful to FUFA for accepting our request of having this coaching course here,” he said.
“I believe this is an opportunity to equip coaches in the region with modern coaching knowledge that will be passed on to the players.
“In the long run, this will give us good players thus developing football in this region.” The course covering both theory and practical sessions will run up to 4th August.
Participants
Emmanuek Okiror Keita
Innocent Turyasingura
Stephen Geoffrey Pritchard
Fred Alinaitwe
Denis Brian Arinaitwe
Denis Tushabe
Richard Bwambale
Lillian Bakata
Brian Ollama
Zaidi Byekwaso
Juma Bukalamuli
Moses Mutabazi
Antelo Namara
Elisha Richard Madanda
Isaac Mawanda
Jessy Lukoki
Maxima Ainomugisha Maxima
Issa Ssempijja
Friday Noah
Ismael Igga
Sande Ahmed
Gabriel Samuel
Hakim Rezik Alphaza
Clifford Rukanga
George William Ssengabi
Dennis Ayeet
Moses Kamuntu Muganga
Patrick Ochan
Obed Tugume
Justus Arinaitwe
That’s really good news to the world of football in Uganda and it now shows how serious the game is coming to be in the near future.