The final stage of the PRO coaching courses of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is taking place in Ashgabat these days. This is reported by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

The course, which started on November 21, 2023, is a comprehensive program consisting of eight modules divided into four stages. The first six modules were successfully completed during the past and the beginning of this year.

Since July 29 of this year, the participants have started the final, seventh and eighth training modules, which include both theoretical and practical classes.

Successful completion of the exams, which will last until August 14, will allow Turkmen coaches to receive the highest qualification of football coaching — the AFC PRO license.

The course is conducted under the guidance of Gennady Skurtula, a UEFA instructor from Moldova, and AFC representatives Vilhelmus Kuvermans and Usmon Toshev are closely following the progress of the final stage.

Kuvermans, who became European champion with the Dutch national team in 1988, positively assessed the results of the course and its potential impact on the development of Turkmen football.