Amuneke, Bewarang, Rohr to Attend Post-World Cup Conference This September
Super Eagles
coach Gernot Rohr and Emmanuel Amuneke have been invited by world governing
body FIFA to attend the FIFA Football Conference to be held on 23 September
2018 in London.
Also
expected to grace the FIFA Football Conference is the technical director of the
Nigerian Football Federation, Bitrus Bewarang. FIFA also invited other head
coaches and technical directors of all member associations.
The FIFA Football Conference is aimed at
analyzing FIFA’s flagship competition from a technical and tactical point of
view, identify trends and compare the main findings with previous editions of
the FIFA World Cup based on the report by FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG),
which is due to be presented at the conference according to a statement from
the official website of FIFA
The event
will also comprise discussions about the implementation of VAR and its impact
on the game.
“The 2018
FIFA World Cup was a huge success on and off the pitch. Through this
conference, we aim to present and discuss the main findings identified on the
pitch by our experts while listening to the feedback from our member
associations,” FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Football) Zvonimir Boban was
quoted in the statement.
“The World
Cup should be seen as a learning platform that could have a positive impact on
football’s technical development around the world. By having a single
conference, we can engage with all our member associations at once and trigger
a rich and diverse football dialogue.”
It was also
revealed that a single event for all FIFA member associations is will be organized
for the first time unlike the post-FIFA World Cup Conferences organized by FIFA
after Brazil 2014 and South Africa 2010, based on the FIFA 2.0 vision, which
aims to promote an enhanced dialogue with member associations and
confederations at all levels.
Besides the
FIFA Football Conference, individual meetings with the technical experts of the
confederations and member associations are planned.
The FIFA
Football Conference will take place on the eve of The Best FIFA Football
Awards.
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