Former Kenyan international Paul Kiongera has reiterated the need for grassroots coaches to get proper knowledge and skills in order to nurture talent properly and eventually develop the game.Kiongera was speaking in Kajiado County at the closing ceremony of a CAF D coaching course organized by the Football Kenya Federation Kajiado Branch.##NAJAVA_MECA_6886335##He is among 40 coaches that benefitted from the course and received certification.There has been a trend of active players and those who hanged up their boots recently taking up the coaching courses and the former AFC Leopards man is calling for more to enroll for the classes.Shujaa face another herculean task in Hamilton 7s after landing bigwigsThe ceremony was presided over by FKF Deputy President Doris Petra who urged former players to take up the courses and be active in football.”I urge former football legends to partake in these courses and help nurture young talents in the grassroots who lack the proper technical guidance to exploit their full potential,” she said.Kiongera emphasized the role of qualified coaches at the grassroots. The former Gor Mahia player said well equipped tacticians will be able to improve players and handle them in a professional way.New Kenya Police boss highlights improvements Kenyan football needs to make after Tanzanian stint“Knowledge is power, and we need grassroots coaches and former players to have the power to improve players and take them to the next level. That begins with taking up these coaching courses, ” said Kiongera.Meanwhile, in Buruburu, there’s an ongoing CAF D coaching course that is set to close on Friday, December 16, 2022.
