THE first man to guide a Fiji team to the FIFA under-20 World Cup Ravinesh Kumar is set to become the first local coach to get his A licence in the country.
Kumar is part of the Oceania Football Confederation/ New Zealand Football coaching course at the Millennium Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Fiji Football Association chief executive officer Bob Kumar said it was a historic moment for him.
“I would like to congratulate Ravinesh for getting the start line and reaching greater heights in football which will not only benefit him but also Fiji Football as a whole,” he said.
The OFC deputy general secretary Sarai Bareman said it took a long time for the course to be designed.
“This course has been a long time in the making and many hours have gone into the creation of the curriculum so it is a real coup for us to be holding this event today,” Bareman said.
“From 2011 to 2014, OFC had a strategy within our technical department to put in place a coach licensing system and since we launched it we’ve held over 250 courses across the Pacific and we’ve taught more than 5000 coaches. It is the coaches which will really lift the level of football in this region and make an impact not only in New Zealand but across the Pacific. I encourage you to make the most of this opportunity and learn as much as you can.”
The course will end on December 11.
