Gowases, Nguaondu earn certificates
Namibian women in football received a boost following an online course aimed at equipping them with knowledge of the game.
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The Namibia Football Association's (NFA) Jessica Nguaondu and Lorraine Gowases receive certificates from the 2021 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Leadership Programme following their completion of the inaugural six-month long course, which was conducted online due to the ongoing pandemic.
According to Cosafa, the vision of the project is to empower and elevate women in the region into leadership roles.
The vision sees a world where women reach equal exemplification at decision-making level, within the Cosafa region as well as its 14 member associations.
Addressing the participants, Fifa’s chief women’s football officer Sarai Bareman advised the graduates to support each other, associate themselves with inspiring people and practice humility.
The programme was attended by 37 participants from the 14 Cosafa member associations, with Nguaondu and Gowases being the only representatives from Namibia.
Women leaders
“It has been a great six months, and I’m thankful to Cosafa for creating a platform where women could interact and learn from one another. I look forward to more of women-mentoring programmes,” Nguaondu said.
Gowases added that she feels privileged to have been part of a promising programme that she sees producing more women leaders in the near future.
“I believe it’s time women take up more spaces within the football fraternity with pride and confidence that is loud enough to inspire and encourage the girl child to do the same,” she said.
The Namibia Football Association's (NFA) Jessica Nguaondu and Lorraine Gowases receive certificates from the 2021 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Leadership Programme following their completion of the inaugural six-month long course, which was conducted online due to the ongoing pandemic.
According to Cosafa, the vision of the project is to empower and elevate women in the region into leadership roles.
The vision sees a world where women reach equal exemplification at decision-making level, within the Cosafa region as well as its 14 member associations.
Addressing the participants, Fifa’s chief women’s football officer Sarai Bareman advised the graduates to support each other, associate themselves with inspiring people and practice humility.
The programme was attended by 37 participants from the 14 Cosafa member associations, with Nguaondu and Gowases being the only representatives from Namibia.
Women leaders
“It has been a great six months, and I’m thankful to Cosafa for creating a platform where women could interact and learn from one another. I look forward to more of women-mentoring programmes,” Nguaondu said.
Gowases added that she feels privileged to have been part of a promising programme that she sees producing more women leaders in the near future.
“I believe it’s time women take up more spaces within the football fraternity with pride and confidence that is loud enough to inspire and encourage the girl child to do the same,” she said.
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