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Raymond Jaravaza
ZIFA is getting tough on coaches again after setting new minimum requirements for football gaffers working with all national teams, Premier Soccer League clubs cascading down to primary schools.
The new requirements take effect next year.
This is the second time that Zifa has set minimum requirements for coaches after releasing the first set of requirements in February.
In a letter seen by B-Metro Sport and copied to PSL chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele, for a head coach to sit on the technical bench of a top flight football club he must be a holder of a Caf A badge together with a Zifa Level 4 certificate.
This time around assistant coaches must hold the same qualifications as head coaches.
Division One head coaches together with their second in command must hold a Caf B Licence accompanied by a Zifa Level 4 certificate.
A Caf C badge together with a Zifa Level Four certificate is a must for Division Two and three coaches.
Tertiary institution coaches must be holders of Caf B badges and Zifa Level Four certificates.
Primary and Secondary school football coaches are now required to be holders of Zifa Level Two certificates and a Grassroots qualification a�� a Fifa recognised course targeting young players from six years old.
All national team coaches, from the Warriors, Mighty Warriors down to the Under-17s should be in possession of Caf A badges and Zifa Level Four certificates.
The new set of minimum requirements comes hot on the heels of an order by Zifa to all Zimbabwean coaches working locally and abroad to submit copies of certificates before 15 October.
Zifa is, however, dismissing claims that it is on a witch-hunt for coaches who fast tracked their way through numerous coaching badges.
The association says it is collecting the information to create a database.
Zifa spokesperson Xolisani Gwesela said the association would issue a statement in due course explaining the new requirements.
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