FORMER Bafana Bafana manager Sipho Nkumane has been appointed by Fifa to run an advanced administration management course for the football body in Namibia, which gets under way today.
The course, which ends on November 17, is a follow-up to the one held in Kempton Park in July. It has been organised for southern African member countries of Fifa.
"It's a great honour for me to be appointed by Fifa to conduct the course as the southern Africa regional instructor," said Nkumane, who left for Windhoek on Saturday.
"The course will cover various aspects of administration. The objective is to empower our administration so that the member associations in southern Africa will run their affairs in a more professional way.
"Gone are the days when we used to run our activities from the boots of our cars.
"I enjoy facilitating courses because soccer is in my blood. Here at home, I work closely with the South African Football Association to assist in the training of our administrators in all the 53 regional structures of the federation," he said.
Nkumane said about 30 administrators attended the course last year. "Safa president Kirsten Nematandani has asked us to reach out to the length and breath of the country so that we have more administrators trained."
One of the most talented younger generation of soccer bosses, Nkumane has been running administration courses since leaving Safa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Groomed by former Safa presidents Molefi Oliphant and the late Stix Morewa, the former Vaal Professionals administrator has since smoked the peace pipe with the federation.
Nkumane to run Namibia Fifa course
FORMER Bafana Bafana manager Sipho Nkumane has been appointed by Fifa to run an advanced administration management course for the football body in Namibia, which gets under way today.
The course, which ends on November 17, is a follow-up to the one held in Kempton Park in July. It has been organised for southern African member countries of Fifa.
"It's a great honour for me to be appointed by Fifa to conduct the course as the southern Africa regional instructor," said Nkumane, who left for Windhoek on Saturday.
"The course will cover various aspects of administration. The objective is to empower our administration so that the member associations in southern Africa will run their affairs in a more professional way.
"Gone are the days when we used to run our activities from the boots of our cars.
"I enjoy facilitating courses because soccer is in my blood. Here at home, I work closely with the South African Football Association to assist in the training of our administrators in all the 53 regional structures of the federation," he said.
Nkumane said about 30 administrators attended the course last year. "Safa president Kirsten Nematandani has asked us to reach out to the length and breath of the country so that we have more administrators trained."
One of the most talented younger generation of soccer bosses, Nkumane has been running administration courses since leaving Safa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Groomed by former Safa presidents Molefi Oliphant and the late Stix Morewa, the former Vaal Professionals administrator has since smoked the peace pipe with the federation.
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