SKNFA CONTINUES INVESTMENT IN COACH EDUCATION WITH SECOND COHORT OF CONCACAF C LICENCE COURSE
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) continued its coach education programme as participants in the second cohort of the Concacaf C Licence Coaching Course gathered at the National Bank Group Technical Center for training and development. The course, facilitated by certified Coach Educator Anton Corneal, is a key component of the SKNFA’s strategy to strengthen coaching capacity across the federation and create a structured pathway for football development. The programme, running from April to September 2026, is at full capacity with 46 registered coaches. SKNFA Technical Director Giba Damiano said: “We have a strategy to use the coach education courses so we can start implementing different programs as well. The C License group will be helping us with competitions and running camps. I started coaching in 2002 and I never stopped trying to gain more knowledge because the game is always evolving.”
FIFA REGRETS FREE TICKET ERROR BUT DEMANDS FANS PAY — BBC Sport
FIFA has admitted an error on its website allowed approximately 60 fans to purchase World Cup 2026 tickets for free. Football’s world governing body cancelled the free tickets and gave the affected fans the opportunity to re-purchase at full price within seven days. “FIFA regrets any inconvenience caused,” it stated. The glitch is just the latest ticket issue facing FIFA, which promised the event would be sold out but still had seats available less than a week before the tournament began on Thursday June 11. Last week, the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey started an investigation into FIFA’s ticket practices, following allegations of “artificially inflating prices” and “misleading fans.” Also, UK Athletics was fined £350,000 and its former head of sport Keith Davies was given a 175-hour community service order following the death of UAE Paralympic shot-putter Abdullah Hayayei, who was killed when a metal cage collapsed during training in east London in 2017. UK Athletics had pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter.