The Nigeria Football Federation has unveiled plans to organize a CAF B-license refresher programme and a CAF A-license coaching course as part of efforts to strengthen football coaching standards across the country.
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According to the federation’s Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen, the initiative forms part of the NFF’s wider strategy to improve coaching capacity at elite and grassroots levels.
The CAF B-License refresher course is scheduled to hold from June 20 to June 24, 2026, while the CAF A-License programme will run in six modules between August 2, 2026 and February 7, 2027.
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Nigeria was recently readmitted into the CAF A-License convention after being absent from the programme for nine years.
Eligible applicants for the CAF A-License course must be active coaches working with national teams or clubs in the NPFL, NNL, NWFL and NLO.
Candidates are also required to possess a CAF B diploma, computer literacy skills, access to a laptop or tablet, a valid medical certificate, curriculum vitae and a reference letter.
The federation disclosed that only 25 candidates will be selected for the CAF A-License programme after passing pre-assessment tests and the CAF B refresher course.
Nigerian applicants for the CAF A-License course are expected to pay N3 million, while foreign participants will pay $3,000 each.
The CAF B refresher course will cost Nigerian coaches N700,000.
The NFF also announced that applications for the CAF A-License programme will close on May 31, 2026, while pre-course assessments will take place virtually and physically between June 1 and June 23.
