Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Keith Mweemba has called on 26 goalkeeper coaches who completed a five-day FIFA Elite Goalkeeping Course to become agents of change in Zambia’s goalkeeping sector.
Speaking at the conclusion of the high-intensity course at Lusaka’s Tecla Hotel, Mweemba emphasized that the knowledge gained during the course would only be valuable if it was shared and applied effectively.
“As I said on Monday, the knowledge you have acquired is an investment that must be exploited and shared with others so that the challenges we face in the goalkeeping area begin to subside,” Mweemba stated.
He announced that, effective immediately, FAZ will take a proactive role in delivering goalkeeper coaching courses, with a focus on ensuring that the knowledge from the course is passed on to others in the coaching community. FAZ will also closely monitor the graduates to ensure they apply the lessons learned and help elevate the goalkeeping standards across Zambia.
FIFA instructor Alessandro Heredia, who led the course, assured the participants that the content was well-researched, tried and tested, and relevant to all aspects of the modern game.
Samuel Ngulube, a goalkeeper coach at Nkwazi Football Club and one of the course participants, described the training as highly insightful. He pledged that he and his colleagues would work towards transforming the goalkeeping landscape in Zambia.
A total of 26 participants graduated from the course, which included both theoretical and practical training hosted by FIFA.
