Regional coaching course for South and Central Asian Women

The mission of the FIFA Women's Football section is to promotion and the development of women's football. FIFA pledges support for women's football financially to give women players, coaches, referees and officials the opportunity to become actively involved in football. FIFA is helping to popularize the game by increasing public awareness by conducting information campaigns as well as overcoming social and cultural obstacles for women with the ultimate aim of improving women's standing in society.

In keeping up to its mission FIFA initiated a Coaching course in Colombo, with the co-operation of FIFA Development Officer headed by Manilal Fernando and Football Federation of Sri Lanka with a participation of 24 men and women Coaches from 12 affiliated countries. Eight SAFF countries Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Afganistan, Bhutan, Nepal while the other countries arrived for the program are Kyrgistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan.

FIFA Course Instructors Ms Belinda Wilson {Australia), Ms Monika Staab (Germany) and Course Consultant Valery Chukhriy (Russia) is in the island to conduct this course.

President of FFSL and member of Parliament Sarath Weerasekara, was the chief guest at the opening ceremony while CEO, FFSL Chrysantha Perera welcomed the delegation on behalf of the FIFA Office Colombo and the Member Associations.

The lectures will be conducted at the Football House auditorium and the practicals will be done at the City Football Complex, Slave Island. The program xis co-ordinated by Olivia Gamage, Chairperson Women's Football and Jayani Pinnawela Advisor to the Ministry of Sports will be the chief guest for the closing ceremony.