Former Ghana international, Laryea Kingston, has advised retired footballers who aim to go into coaching to acquire the requisite knowledge before embarking on managerial occupations.
He was dismissing the perception of great players automatically emerging as great coaches indicating that the experience garnered in playing football is not enough to make one a successful coach.
According to him, every former footballer must earn qualification in order to be appointed to manage any team.
“When you are managing a football club, there are so many areas that former players can go into. But sometimes, you should have that competency of the job you are expecting someone to give you,” he told Joy FM.
“You should be competent enough. Most former players think ‘Because I have played football to the highest level I can be a coach. [No] You have to go through education to know where you are. Playing football is different.”
Kingston is one of the many former footballers who have ventured into coaching. He is the assistant coach of the Ghana U-17 side, the Black Starlets who have recently announced their competence to the world by beating Serbia, Spain, and Switzerland to win the maiden UEFA U-16 Development tournament last month.
