More than 30 women’s football leaders trained in Sierra Leone
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierra Loaded
The Sierra Leone Football Association is continuing training for more than 30 women’s football administrators, with support from FIFA. The three-day workshop, held from 28 to 30 October, covers the national women’s football strategy, club management and participant safeguarding, among other topics, reports Sierra Loaded.
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), with support from FIFA, brought together more than 30 women’s football administrators for a three-day training course, the second day of which was held on Thursday, 29 October. The participants came from different parts of the country, according to Sierra Loaded.
The day’s sessions covered strategic planning, programme monitoring and the implementation of Sierra Leone’s new women’s football strategy. FIFA trainers Tsholofelo Candy Setlhoko, from Botswana, and Thubaelih Bridgette Sibanda, from Zimbabwe, led exercises on SWOT analysis, setting measurable objectives and performance indicators. SLFA safeguarding officer Makallay Kamara and the association’s women’s football officer, Elizabeth Alberta Kailey, also led a session on safety and inclusion in football.
The final day, scheduled for Friday, 30 October, is due to cover sustainable club management, funding, sponsorship and relations with communities. Participants are due to receive certificates at the closing ceremony.
The workshop follows the launch on 28 October in Freetown of the Sierra Leone women’s football strategy, which covers four years.
