By Our Correspondent
In a bid to improving the fitness of Edo referees, the Edo State Football Referees Coumcil said all was set for a mock fitness test exercise to usher in new training programs designed by both the national and state training departments of referees.
Speaking at the end of a training section at the UNIBEN Sports Complex in Benin, the Chairman of the Council, Mr. Johnbull Okundolor said the training program was in line with the one designed by the National Training Officer of the Nigeria Football Referee Association (NRA), Olori Sarah Jumoke Adeniran FIFA (Rtd.). He said the Council will not compromise on training standard, and urged all to cooperate with the training department. Mr. Okundolor emphasised that attendance to the training programs, is what guarantees match placement.
"The National Training Officer of the NRA has designed a training program that will be beneficial to all active Referees, we of the Edo State Council will consolidate and improve on it, though, our training department led by FIFA Efosa Igudia has also drew out training programs that are of international standard.
"Better times are ahead of Edo Referees as modality is on ground to increase the number of FIFA badged referees in the State. With these training programs, I believed it will be achieved", Mr. Okundolor said.
Also speaking, the Edo State Training Officer, FIFA Efosa Celestine Igudia said the training program became necessary especially as the Confederation Cup is fast approaching. FIFA Efosa also said the training will go a long way in preparing Edo Referees for the National Cooper Test Exercise. He said he was very hopeful that more referees from Edo State will pass the quarterly fitness test coming up soon.
"We are going to have a mock fitness test soon in Edo State Council and it will be a test of the first set of training programs.
"With these training programs, the hurdles of passing national fitness test, will be taken away", the FIFA badged referee said.
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