Guys,
  I have been following this arguement from the
beginning, and I can honestly say that there has yet
to any credible arguement to defend the need for
foreign coaches in Africa.
  I'm not an expert on football; but from the writings
of Joe Sambou and others, it seems to me that our
African coaches are doing a very good job
consideration  the condtions under which they are
working.
  All that aside. My arguement is that whether our
African coaches are as good as the Europeans is really
irrelevant. The bottom line is that foreign coaches
are simply not healthy for the developement of
football in Africa. Furhtermore, we will never be able
to know they full potential of our local coaches if
they are constantly being replaced by their foreign
counterparts.
  Like I said, I'm not a football expert; but from a
logical view, any system/program that promotes
outsiders to manage anything within is simply a set
back for the continent. It seems to me that most ofthe
things that we do in Africa today are directly
borrowed from somewhere outside of Africa. This can be
seen anywhere from our so called "modern Agricultural
techniques, medecine, systems of Government, laws
governing us, e.t.c. Ultimately, any African football
team that succeeds with a foreign coach at the helm
will only be another story of a sucessful system, but
a sytem that has been borrowed.
  I hope i can leave to see a day when Africans will
learn the value initiating things right from scratch
and build something for themselves that works, rather
always trying to take the easy route.
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