GIRLS have been asked to focus on sports, especially soccer, to avoid pregnancy and early marriage.
This has been said by the Director of Training and Vocational Education from the Ministry of Education, Margarety Mussai closing coaching training for girls at the initial level.
'grassroots'.
The training has been conducted by the non-governmental organization Karibu Tanzania Organization (KTO) under the supervision of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF).
Margarety said, if daughters spend a lot of time engaging in sports, especially soccer, first they will have the opportunity to earn income but it will also help them avoid temptations that will lead to pregnancy at a young age.
"Sports build 'Confidence', and a lot of time because the daughter will spend in training will help to avoid temptations and reduce pregnancy and early marriages.
" He insisted
In the course, 13 girls have graduated from the initial coaching training 'Grassroot.
The two-week course aimed to provide education to the participants on how to develop and develop football skills for young children from four to 12 years old at the initial level.
The trainer of the Grassroot course from TFF, Raymond Gweba has congratulated all the participants who came out to promote football to young people but he also did not hesitate to praise the great response of the participants in learning and asking questions.
"When they entered here, their 'mentality' was full of Usimba and Uyanga, after beating them, now they are football coaches, not Simba and Yanga... and there is a special form they will fill and enter into the TFF data base (system).
He has said
And, a member of the TFF Executive Committee, Hawa Mniga closing the training, told the graduates to make good use of the skills they have acquired to promote children's football, especially girls, from the local level so that the results can be seen