CAF Women’s Football Administrators Workshop Holds In Abuja

 AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA

Participants in the three-day CAF Women’s Football Administrators’ workshop taking place in Abuja 26^th – 28^th April started arriving in Nigeria’s federal capital on Friday.

 

Scheduled for the Exclusive Serene Hotel and Suites, the workshop welcomes chairpersons of Women Football Commissions and heads of departments of women’s football from the seven countries that make up the WAFU-B, viz Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger Republic, Togo and Benin Republic.

 

Sunday’s opening ceremony will see President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who is also President of WAFU-B, declaring the workshop open. He will be joined by WAFU-B Executive Director Philippe Tchere, CAF’s Head of Women Football Goshime Meskerem, WAFU-B Women Football Commission president Amina Amani, and WAFU-B Women Football Development Manager Precious Dede.

 

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Dede, alongside Meskerem and CAF instructors Jules McGeever and Thuba Sibanda will serve as facilitators at the three-day workshop.

 

Day One will see presentations on ‘the growth and evolution of women’s football in Africa,’ ‘overview of women’s football globally,’ ‘women’s football in the region: a look at regional challenges, achievements and plans,’ and ‘leadership scenarios.’ On Day Two, there will be, among others, ‘leveraging on strategic planning to harness holistic women’s football development objectives: lessons from Ghana FA,’ ‘building winning clubs: case studies of Mamelodi Sundowns and ASEC Mimosas,’ ‘MA women’s football brand,’ and ‘women’s football development framework.’ Day Three will serve for ‘strategic planning: where do we want to go?’ ‘Strategic planning: how do we get there?’ ‘Framing our findings,’ and ‘turning words into actions.’