The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is holding a five-day FIFA Elite Youth Goalkeeper Coaches Workshop at Mpira Village in Chiwembe.
The workshop, which started on Monday, attracted 25 goalkeeper coaches from national teams, women’s teams, academies and selected Super League youth sides.
In a statement FAM, says the workshop is part of FIFA’s Talent Development Scheme, aimed at raising standards in youth coaching.
FIFA Goalkeeping Experts Ali Saleh from Qatar) and David Taini of Switzerland are facilitating the sessions based on classroom theory with intensive on-pitch drills focusing on modern goalkeeping techniques, talent identification and age-specific training.
During the opening, Saleh described the workshop as an important platform for knowledge exchange.“This is a great opportunity for us and for Malawian goalkeepers to understand what is happening globally. Football is evolving every day, and clubs are now looking for modern goalkeepers,” he said.
Saleh added that the initiative would help improve standards through shared learning.
“We are here to share knowledge with our colleagues and understand the local context so that we can collectively improve goalkeeping in Malawi,” he said.
Under-17 Men’s National Team Goalkeeper Coach Hethwin Nkumbaleza commended FAM for the initiative.
“This is a valuable opportunity to learn new approaches as the game continues to evolve. It will help us better train young goalkeepers and improve the goalkeeping department,” he said.
Participants will be assessed and certified by FIFA at the end of the workshop and are expected to implement youth goalkeeper development programmes within their respective clubs and academies.
The workshop is part of several FIFA-supported technical programmes being rolled out by FAM as it continues to strengthen football development in Malawi.
The training has drawn 25 participants; Memory Gama, Mercy Sikelo, Logys Zidana, Willard Lunga, Foster Phiri, Llyod Munthali, Chimwemwe Chitedze, Hethwin Kumbaleza, Sibusiso Padambo, McDonald Harawa, Simeon Kapuza, Simplex Nthala, Daniel Mwakasoko, Chawanangwa Harawa, Sailes Dzombe, Lehman Nthala, Pemphero Makuba, Steve Micheta, Maxwell Chilimdzinja, Clifford Jekapu, Victor Nangwale, Victor Gona, Brian Kamenya, Maganguzi Emmanuel and Daniel Pashane.
