NFA to engage NPFL managers
The Namibia Football Association (NFA), in line with FIFA’s vision to make football truly global, is organising an administration and management workshop for the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) club managers.
The workshop, which starts next Tuesday and ends on Friday, 28 May 2021, aims to professionalise the running of the country’s top tier football league.
It is aimed at providing two representatives from the 12 clubs with the practical know-how and insights on the administration
of the game. The workshop will cover key areas in the successful management of football clubs.
Training will be facilitated
by sports consultant and instructor Mathew Haikali and NFA acting technical director, Jacque Shipanga, as well as
various experts. The workshop will primarily cover club operations, finance, marketing, communications, club licensing, roles, and responsibilities of team managers as well as governance.
The NFA conducted a needs assessment and developed a longterm plan document focusing on correcting imbalances in Namibian football to improve the game in the country in a holistic manner.
This long-term strategic plan elaborates on the commitment in Article 2 of the NFA Statutes according to which the objective of the NFA is “to improve the game of football constantly and promote, regulate and control it throughout the territory of the Republic of Namibia…”
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the hiatus in Namibian football has affected the attendance of spectators at football matches, which requires a different approach to engage these diehard followers.
The workshop is aimed at building the capacity of NPFL clubs to become more professional in their approach to the way they are managed and administered.