The Asian Training License (A/B) Course for international retired players was concluded

2022-06-15
14:00:25

Yesterday, Tuesday, the third and final phase of the Asian Training License (A/B) Course for international retired players was concluded, as it was held under the supervision of the Technical Committee and the Education Department of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, from June 5-14, with the participation of 26 coaches who had previously represented the national team.

The closing day witnessed the presence of the Secretary-General of the SAFF Ibrahim Al Kassim, who handed over certificates of passing the Asian Training License (A/B) Course, in the presence of Board Member, President of the Technical Committee Turki Al-Sultan, Nasser Larquette, Technical Director of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, and Director of Education in the SAFF, member of the AFC Education Authority Dr. Yahya Al-Sherif.

The course was attended by the former England national team coach for the youth groups, winner of the Under-17 European Championship, John Peacock, and the director of education for the Irish Football Federation, Nile O’Raiken, in addition to the lecturers of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation accredited to the AFC, Khaled Al-Qarni, Muhammad Abdul-Jawad, Khaled Al-Farhan, Mushabab Ziyad and Bandar Al-Ahmadi.

The first phase of the course was held from 4-15 December, while the second phase was held from 5-14 March.

Al-Sultan extended his thanks and appreciation to the Director General of the Institute for the Preparation of Leaders Abdullah Hammad and his team for the good hosting and arrangement for hosting this session, wishing the Institute success in the coming days.