Ahead of the 2025 Nigeria Beach Soccer League (NBSL) slated to kick off on March 31st, the league is set to organize coaching and referees refresher courses.
The three-day course will be held virtually via Zoom application from Monday, March 24, to Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm daily.
Day one of the course will be a joint session involving referees and coaches on Monday, March 24. The second day is for coaches on Tuesday, March 25, while referees will take their turn on Wednesday, March 26.
Tagged “Coaches and Referees Refresher Course 3.0”, the program aims to brush up the skills and knowledge of participants in the laws of the game, new developments, and prerequisites ahead of the 2025 season.
Coaches role, style, planning, training, and match coaching will be examined during the coaching course.
Referees who will officiate during the league shall also attend the course alongside others nominated across the country for the same purpose.
Facilitators and instructors for the event include FIFA Beach Soccer Instructor and NBSL Head of Technical Study Group (TSG), Sunday Okayi; CAF License Coaches and Nigeria National Beach Soccer Team Coaches/NBSL Technical committee members, CAF/UEFA licensed Coach Abdullahi Isa and Christopher Kadiri; and an external instructor.
FIFA Beach soccer referee who has officiated at multiple Beach Soccer World Cups, Abdjelii Ogunmuyiwa will be one of the refereeing instructors for the course.
Teams participating in the 2025 NBSL are expected to nominate three coaches and a player for the course. Ex Beach Soccer Internationals are also invited for the course.
Participants are urged to download the Zoom app and test-run it before the course commences on Monday.
Certificates will be issued to participating coaches and referees at the end of the course.
The certificates will also serve as prerequisites for coaches and assistants who will appear on the technical bench for the 2025 NBSL season scheduled to kick off from March 31 to April 3.
For further inquiries, you may wish to contact the NBSL Secretariat via email or mobile phone at beachsoccernigeria@gmail.com and +2347069358721 / +2348088129737
NBSL MEDIA
23/03/2025
