Malawi returned coach ready to impart knowlege

LUSAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Former technical director of the Football Association of Malawi Eddington Ng'onamo has returned from his coaching adventure in Denmark and said he is ready to impart the knowledge he has gained in Europe to his countrymen, according to website of The Nation newspaper of Malawi.

Ng'onamo, who was working with Fourth Division side AIK 65 Stroby, said he had gained a lot of experience having worked as a technical director responsible for training both players and coaches from the junior to the senior national team level.

"I'm now determined to conduct coaching clinics for all age groups across the country using my money. I have to give back to my country so that they too can benefit from the experience I have gained working with 12 clubs in Denmark," he said.

He also worked with Alborg, Viborg and Holbaek, among others. Ng'onamo hinted that he would return to Denmark later this year.

His work involved helping coaches through supervision of coaching methods and conducting youth coaching seminars.

"I have an agreement with Stroby that I will be working with the club once every year and depending on their program, I could be back later in the year or early next year, otherwise the club is off-season break. It has just been promoted from the Fourth to the Third Division," Ng'onamo said.

He said he was available on the coaching market, ready to work for any interested club in the country.

"Let me take this opportunity to congratulate coach Kinnah Phiri and his coaching panel for beating Egypt 1-0 in the 2010 World Cup preliminary qualifiers. That was not a mean achievement, It was big news even in Europe," Ng'onamo said.

Stroby chairman Bianna Monke in an earlier interview justified the rationale of hiring a coach from the backwater of Africa football to Europe where coaching is presumed to be advanced.

"Eddie brings with him a new dimension to coaching, combining rhythm and style to his coaching methods and this tends to stimulate the interest of players. He is also a good trainer, a highly-qualified one, so we do not necessarily look at where one is coming from but abilities," Monke said.

The Stroby boss noted that they would love to have Ng'onamo full-time in Denmark but it was impossible due to financial limitations, since he is hired as an expatriate.