The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is conducting a two-day workshop aimed at training coach educators to improve football development.

The event being held at Our Lady of Africa in Lilongwe, started on Sunday and is expected to end on Monday, aligns with the FA’s football transformation agenda, specifically pillar number three, which focuses on equipping coaches with modern football coaching skills.

FAM Vice President, Christopher Madalitso Kuyera, emphasized the importance of well-trained coaches in developing quality players.

“Football development relies on having good coaches. That is why we are implementing pillar number three of transforming the game, ensuring we have well-qualified and well-trained coaches who can train players properly,” he stated.

The workshop centered on reviewing the CAF D Coaching Manual which was last updated in 2015. Kuyera highlighted the need for a revision, citing football’s continuous evolution.

“The coaches’ trainers need to be imparted with enough information to prepare them as we aim to transform the game,” he said.

Participants include trainers from all four regions—Northern, Central, Southern, and Eastern—who will return to their respective jurisdictions to mentor new coaches. The initiative will also lead to CAF B and CAF C coaching courses to further increase the number of trained coaches in Malawi.

FAM Technical Director, Benjamin Kumwenda, underscored the workshop’s significance, stating, “It has been a while since we last held this kind of workshop, and we needed to equip trainers with new skills and knowledge.

“Good coaches produce good players, and good players build a strong national team.”

He also revealed plans to introduce a standardized FAM D Coaching Manual to ensure uniformity in coaching methodologies.

One of the participants, Carol Phiri, welcomed the initiative, saying,

“This workshop is beneficial to us and the coaches we mentor. Football is dynamic, and a lot has changed since our last workshop in 2015.”