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Eswatini plans checks on foreign coaches’ qualifications

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Eswatini plans checks on foreign coaches’ qualifications

Eswatini’s football coaches’ association is preparing a policy to check the qualifications of foreign coaches, its president Raymond Dlamini said. The measure is aimed in particular at coaches managing top-flight teams without a CAF A licence or equivalent, according to the association.

The Eswatini Football Coaches Association is preparing a policy to prevent foreign coaches with insufficient qualifications from working in the country. Its president, Raymond Dlamini, presented the initiative at the association’s annual general meeting on Sunday at Sigwaca House, the Times of Eswatini reports.

The policy is intended to verify that foreign coaches hold authentic, high-level qualifications. Dlamini, who is also the MP for Ntfonjeni, acknowledged the contribution of expatriate coaches to Eswatini football while calling for tighter regulation.

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