The Nigeria Football Federation has made all the plans for a six-day CAF B-License refresher course for coaches which started on Sunday, 21st June 2026 at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project in Abuja.
NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen said on Friday that this course is necessary, the reason is because many coaches with the B License need to renew and upgrade it before they can move to the A-License level. “We were behind on a lot of licenses, we already took care of the C and D Licenses and also the B License—so now we are refreshing the coaches who have the B Licenses.”
He explained that due to the high number of applicants who want to join the refresher course and will be held in two groups of 25 coaches each. “To make sure the coaches learn properly we need to keep the number of people at the moment we will have 25 people in each group. The first group will be from June 21-23. The second group will be from June 23-25. After the refresher course the NFF will decide how many coaches can join the A-Licence course.”
Coach Augustine Eguavoen also talked about who will teach the course. He said that the NFF does not need to invite anyone from outside to teach. The NFFs Head of Coaching Education Dr. Terry Eguaoje will teach the course with help from coaches, in Nigeria who are certified by FIFA and CAF.
“A number of us have been certified by FIFA and CAF as coach educators, including myself, Monday Odigie, Edema Fuludu and even the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi. All of us can effectively handle the sessions for the CAF B refresher programme.”
Dr Eguaoje added: “We are making tremendous progress in making sure that our coaches are current in the latest coaching methodologies and certified in line with CAF coaching requirements. Upon successful completion, coaches will have their CAF B diplomas renewed, and will be eligible to apply for the upcoming A-License course starting in August 2026.”
NFF Concludes Arrangements For Six-Day CAF B Refresher Course
