The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has extended their congratulations to Technical Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, Anton Corneal for graduating from the first edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma.

Corneal is highly regarded in Jamaica as he plays a very important role in developing coaches at different levels across the island.

Chairman of the JFF Technical Committee, Rudolph Speid, commended Corneal on this achievement and highlighted his influence on coaches in Jamaica.

“He (Corneal) is very instrumental in the development of coaches and coach educators in Jamaica. He is key in guiding the curriculum given to the coach educators and what is eventually given to coaches in Jamaica is important as it has helped local coaches to push their qualifications forward and you can say this has been successful,” Speid said in a statement released by the JFF on Saturday.

“When you look at the CFU Club Shield won by Arnett Gardens, the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup won by Cavalier, the CFU U14 Challenger Series won by Andrew Peart and the Jewel of the Caribbean U20 Women’s tournament won by Leacroft Lettman, we can’t see anyone more fitting than Anton Corneal to achieve this. By these achievements it is clear that Jamaican coaches are taking full advantage of the opportunities of his knowledge to improve ourselves over the past couple of years,” he added.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino also congratulated the first cohort of 23 graduates from the recently instituted FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma, a course designed to provide an industry benchmarked accredited qualification that supports member associations in recruiting proven talent, ready to nurture, grow and develop the game within each member association.