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FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu believes the sports science and technology era has caught with Zimbabwe.
Mafu who is now with Hwange FC said this at the end of a sports symposium run by Nyasha Charandura of Major Sports Consultancy.
The event was held in Harare and was attended by a number of sports practitioners and football coaches.
“Going into the workshop I thought I would network, refresh and network,” said Mafu.
The veteran gaffer who has coached in Botswana, UK and Zimbabwe said the dawn of science in sport had changed focus in the game to being player centred and coach driven.
“The dawn of the scientific age has finally taken root in our continent, iron age football football is truly gone. It is now science based, player centred and coach driven,” said Mafu.
He said modern football demanded planning, testing, measuring and evaluation, it can no longer be by chance.
“Planning is the pillar of our job as coaches,” said the Hwange FC coach.
The organiser of the symposium Charandura a National University of Science and Technology graduate in sports science is now with crack Tanzanian side Azam FC.
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