The National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Sierra Leone (NOC/CGA-SLE) has today commenced a three-day Capacity-Building Sports Administrators Level 1 course at the OlympAfrica Centre, Goderich, Freetown.
The training programme, conducted to enhance leadership, governance, and administrative efficiency across the country’s National Sports Associations, is designed for sports administrators and officials within the NOC/CGA-SLE family.
In his statement, course instructor/expert, Ahmed Khanou who also double as the Secretary General of the NOC/CGA-SLE said the three-day capacity-building programme should taken seriously because it’s an intensive program.
He said this is part of the committee’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of sports organizations in Sierra Leone.
In his opening address, Joseph Nyande-former NOC/CGA-SLE Secretary General who is also course expert, said the participants need instrument to start sports administration and this is one move taken by the National Olympic Committee.
He said: “A trained administrators can be able to lead a very organised system.”
The opening day of the training saw participants taken through history of Olympic and sport, how it all started.
Also, details of Sports Management and administration, sports and national development, the local and international sports ecosystem as well as key skills of sports administrators.