'It's not just a coaching certificate' says Nepal's Shrestha

A total of 24 coaches are attending  the course at the ANFA Complex which runs from November 24 to December 6.

Inaugurating the programme, Shrestha said: “On behalf of the ANFA, I would like to thank AFC for helping us organise this course. This course plays an integral part in the development of football in Nepal. I would like to encourage all the participants to take this course seriously as it will help produce quality players in the future.

“I can see a lot of familiar faces here in this programme. Many of you have retired from your playing career and are eager to make a name for yourself in coaching. Please don’t attend this course just for the sake of getting a certificate, but attend this course with an objective to do something good for Nepali football.”

The course instructor, Chokey Nima, said: “This course is not just one direction, but it is a place to share knowledge. It is education that can help in the development of the game. First we need to work on grooming quality coaches and the coaches then can help in making quality players.”

ANFA Technical Director Upendra Man Singh highlighted the importance of the course, saying: “Football development in the country is only possible when there are qualified coaches. The ANFA has given a lot of importance to these sorts of courses. We are also trying to organise goalkeeping courses in the future as we feel it is very important. I would like to request all the participants to make the best of this course.”

Ritesh Thapa, one of the participants, said the course was a good platform for all the participants and thanked the ANFA for organising it. Thapa, who served as a goalkeeper in the national team, shared that the course would help the participants develop a good foundation with which to further their coaching career.

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