Injured Oba takes up coaching lessons

TOTAL CONCENTRATION - Tarumbwa (in red jacket) and Mkhokheli Dube 

INJURED Highlanders Football Club striker Obidiah Tarumbwa was among thirty coaches who attended the recent Level 2 football coaching course which got underway on 13 April and ended on 21 April at Milton Junior School in Bulawayo.

Tarumbwa shields the ball away from Tsholotsho defender Thando Ncube

Tarumbwa picked up a thigh injury during Highlanders’ Castle Premiership encounter against Tsholotsho on 29 March and was ruled out for six weeks.

Other well-known footballers that attended the same coaching course include Chicken Inn striker Mkhokheli Dube, former How Mine striker Sizalobuhle Dube, former Chapungu forward Mbulelo Dube and former Bantu Rovers midfielder Fortune “Fokoza” Ncube.

Oscar Mazhambe takes coaches through a theory lesson

Veteran coach Gibson Homela conducted the course and was assisted by Zimbabwe Soccer Coaches Association secretary general Oscar Mazhambe.

Homela urged the coaches not to be idle after completing their studies but to go out and implement what they would have learnt.

“I was impressed with the quality of coaches in this class because they were very keen to learn and not shy to ask questions so that they could understand better.

“My advice to them is that they should not wait to be employed by teams to practice coaching but they should be prepared to volunteer their services so that they put into action what they learnt in class and develop as coaches,” Homela said.

The Warriors and Zimbabwe Saints legend advised former top – flight players to be patient and to start their coaching careers at the grassroots and not be rushed into coaching at the highest level.

Coaching the coaches

Full list of coaches that took part in Level 2 coaching course:

Gift Dlamini, Admire Musimudziwa (Sigombe Primary), Dingumuzi Phuti, Jane Mkhwanazi (Mgombane), Johnson Chauke (Likhamyiso Primary), Mbulelo Dube (Mthombothemba Primary), Donemore Dube, Farai Mapanzure, Sizalobuhle Dube, Njabulo Dube (Bulawayo), Devison Mukwenya (Baines Primary), Anele Nyathi (Zimbabwe Saints), Vusumuzi Moyo (FMH Academy), Antony Dliwayo (Real Stars), Evans Netha (Luveve Juniors), Obidiah Tarumbwa (Highlanders), Leonard Sibanda (Zim Leopards), Dumisani Ncube (Black Boots), Chengetai Manjengwa (St Columbus), Patience Dube (ZRP Rockers), Ayanda Sibanda (Inline Academy), Peter Dlamini (New Lobengula Rovers), Average Sitemere (Matebeleland North), Chrispen Kunzekweguta (North Stars), Nkosilathi Nkomo (Ajax Hotspurs), Fortune Ncube (Entumbane), Gilbert Mpandare (Shabanie), Mkhokheli Dube (Chicken Inn), Dumisani Mnkandla (Bantu Rovers) and Dalubuhle Maphosa (Entumbane).

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