Coaches from German Bundesliga team Stuttgart offer training sessions in Nyandarua

Several football coaches and teachers are receiving an introduction to the Sports for Development (S4D) courtesy of the VfB Stuttgart International in Nyandarua.

VfB plays in the Germans League Bundesiliga and some of its coaches and trainers have pitched camp in Nyandarua to train school teachers on pertinent football skills they can use to nurture and develop talents.

The training organised by VfB, is being led by S4D instructor Andrew Oloo and Manuel Bierig, a trainer where the VfB delegation, along with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), had met Nyandarua County leadership to discuss the preservation of the crane population as well as the region around Lake Ol’ Bolossat.

The visit also offers an opportunity to enhance cooperation between the County and VfB and its partners, who used sport to help create awareness among the children and youngsters of the threat to Lake Ol’ Bolossat.

Speaking at the Ol-Joro Orok Stadium, the trainers called on both the county and national governments to collaborate with sports stakeholders in order to look into ways of enhancing sports for development.

A unifying and inclusive force, sports are a key component of the 2030 Agenda and are instrumental in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).