MOC President Jappie Mhango has challenged Sports Administrators in the country to consider upgrading their skills. He made the statement on Wednesday 10th March 2021 and Thursday 11 March 2021 in Karonga and Rumphi respectively.
“For every sporting activity to develop, there is need for every discipline into the sport beyond coaches, refereeing and umpiring, If the country’s sporting events are to grow we need to have sports managers who understands the Games well. They have to be well conversant with their disciplines because the issue is not about having the coach, a referee or an umpire, we have sports managers to look into the affairs broadly to develop sports in the country and beyond”.
Said Mhango
The President also appealed to the participants to go for Advanced Sports Management Course and enroll in Degree Programmes at Mzuzu University which is set to introduce the faculty in April this year.
On her part, National Course Director, Mary Kalirani urged the participants to utilize the sports administration manual provided as a source of information.
Karonga Queens Coach Vitumbiko Gondwe Commended Olympic Solidarity, who funded the Course through MOC. Saying it has come at the right time. Taking his turn Karonga District Education Sports Officer, Patrick Simwayi said he expected a significant change in sports administration in the district.
Participants were drawn from Athletics, Football, Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball just to mention a few.
