Goa, Sept. 9 -- Four Goans have successfully completed the prestigious FIFA Coach Educators Diploma, marking a significant achievement for football coaching and coach education in the state.

The four-day programme was held in Bengaluru from September 5 to 8 and brought together 16 coach educators from across the country. The Goa contingent comprised Joshuah Vaz, AFC Futsal Tutor; Derryl Dsouza, Technical Director at Alchemy International - FC Porto Academy; Mario Aguiar, Goalkeeping Coach of the National Women's Team; and Pradyum Reddy, coach.

Goa-based FIFA/AIFF Technical Expert Shekhar Kerkar served as the Coach Educator Developer (CED), mentoring the participants throughout the programme.

As part of the course, FIFA expert Oscar Gon...