FORMER Namibian footballer Jacqueline Shipanga will have an opportunity to pursue her coaching career abroad when she takes up a one-year course in an International Masters in Sport Management, Humanities and Law in Europe.
Shipanga, 27, will be the first Namibian to attend the course and is one of only two Africans enrolled for it this year. Only 30 participants are chosen for the Fifa-accredited course each year.Shipanga will first spend three months in London for the sport management part, before going on for another three months in Italy for aspects on humanities, and will complete the last section of sport law in Switzerland.Shipanga told The Namibian yesterday that she was fortunate to be chosen for the course, of which she will pay 90 percent of the costs herself, and vowed to help with the development of sport on all fronts when she returns next year in September.Shipanga played for the national women’s football team and also served as the captain, and is currently the coach of Okahandja Beauties, who are the 2005 Khomas Women’s Football League (KWFL) champions.She played football for Unam Bokkies, Amateachers and Civics and holds a Bachelors Degree in Education.Only 30 participants are chosen for the Fifa-accredited course each year.Shipanga will first spend three months in London for the sport management part, before going on for another three months in Italy for aspects on humanities, and will complete the last section of sport law in Switzerland.Shipanga told The Namibian yesterday that she was fortunate to be chosen for the course, of which she will pay 90 percent of the costs herself, and vowed to help with the development of sport on all fronts when she returns next year in September.Shipanga played for the national women’s football team and also served as the captain, and is currently the coach of Okahandja Beauties, who are the 2005 Khomas Women’s Football League (KWFL) champions.She played football for Unam Bokkies, Amateachers and Civics and holds a Bachelors Degree in Education.
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