‘Fake’ coaches, fixers undermine China’s football ambitions vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Rapacious middlemen and coaches with forged or few qualifications are trying their luck in China’s fast-growing grassroots football, imperilling its ambitions to become a major force in the sport, insiders warn.
But five people involved in youth football in the country told AFP they had encountered coaches with counterfeit certificates. “Nothing has in 20 years because there is no building . It’s almost a desert of youth football education.”Despite a population of 1.4 billion China have qualified for the World Cup only once, in 2002, when they exited without a point or even a goal.
“We have three huge problems in China: the fake coach, the unqualified coach and the coach without knowledge,” said Castro, who has worked in China since 2016 and is technical director at a Shenzhen-based tie-up with top-tier French club Toulouse.
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