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Coach Canvasses Taekwando Trainers In Schools
President, Professional
Taekwondo Coaches’ Association Ferguson Oluigbo, has urged school authorities to ensure that only certified coaches would train upcoming talents.
Oluigbo told newsmen in Lagos that the aim was to make sure that budding talents would have strong foundation.
“It is very important for upcoming talents in our schools to be guided according to the core values of taekwondo sport which has styles and techniques.
“The knowledge of these ethics can only be imparted to budding talents by seasoned coaches, who will in return help in developing their skills.’’ he said.
He advised coaches to update their knowledge and qualifications to be able to be patronised by schools.
“ A lot of coaches are out there, but school authorities must be careful in granting permission to any coach to train their pupils in the sport.’’ he said.
Oluigbo said that taekwondo, being a martial art, had standard rules, which athletes must apply during contests to avoid penalties or disqualification.
According to him, the athletes are not violent but disciplined.
He stressed that the sport helped athletes to control their temper and defend themselves in a crisis situations.
“It is against the ethics of taekwondo for athletes to fight anyhow; discipline is the watchword; they must not do anything that will jeopardise their career,’’ he said.
A weight lifter showing off his skills at a national meet, recently.
Iwobi spoke to Tidesports source ahead of Nigeria’s crunch playoff semi-final against Gabon on Thursday, November 13, in Rabat, Morocco.
The 28-year-old was reacting to Nigeria’s shaky World Cup qualifying campaign that saw the Eagles finish second in Group C behind South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
“We’ve managed to rescue ourselves from the dead,” Iwobi told Tidesports source.
We know we have the players and the abilities to compete against any other country in the world.”
The Fulham star pointed to Nigeria’s star power, highlighting African Footballer of the Year winners Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen as proof of the squad’s quality.
“We have last year’s African best player (Ademola Lookman), the year before that (Victor Osimhen),” he said.
“It’ll be a shame if we don’t make it, but we have a lot of confidence. We just have to prove it to ourselves.”
Nigeria’s path to the United States, Canada and Mexico has been turbulent, with two coaches departing during the early stages of qualifying before Éric Chelle steadied the ship to steer the Super Eagles into November’s CAF playoffs.
Four nations from the continent – Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon – will vie for a solitary spot to compete in next March’s inter-confederation playoffs, with a view to joining the already nine qualified African nations at the Finals.
It would mark Iwobi’s second appearance at the World Cup Finals and the Super Eagles’ first since the 2018 edition of the competition.
Back then, Iwobi featured in all three games as Nigeria was knocked out in the group stage.
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and Publisher of the Atlantic Bell Online medium, Mr. Celestine Ogolo has advised sports writers in Nigeria to diversify in sports writing and not to concentrate on football reporting alone.
The Deputy National President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Mr. Bonny Nyong has expressed commitment to support sports development and move SWAN forward.
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