The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will soon introduce a law which forbids any national coach without an ‘A’ Licence to coach national teams on the continent.

This was revealed by renowned CAF instructor, Ghanaian Ben Koufie who is taking through former and current national coaches in a CAF equivalent of licence ‘A’ assessment course at SAFA House.

The course which commenced on Wednesday, 20 November, will run until Friday, 22 November 2013.

Those attending the course are Gordon Igesund, Serame Letsoaka, Pitso Mosimane, Jomo Sono, Clive Barker, Kenny Ndlazi, Joseph Mkhonza, Mlungisi Ngubane, Mike Mangena, Shakes Mashaba, Augusto Palacios, Trott Moloto, Screamer Tshabalala and Alex Heredea.

“I know this might sound funny as most coaches might say why I should have a certificate when I am already a good coach. However, the truth is, you can be a good driver but it is an offence to drive without a valid driver’s licence,” said Koufie.

The Ghanaian said it was disappointing that Africa’s national team coaching space, especially senior teams, was still dominated by foreign expatriates despite CAF hosting high-profile coaching courses.

“This must change. Africa must own its own space if we are going to get the respect of the international world,” he said.

SAFA’s acting Technical Director, Fran Hilton Smith said she was impressed with the direction the country was taking in empowering local coaches.

“We can only develop top quality players if we have qualified coaches,” she said.