A former CAF Deputy General Secretary has urged young players to spend less of their free time on social media and more time hitting the books.
Founder of the Professional Football Association of Ghana (PFAG) and former player Anthony Baffoe was speaking at the 2024 Afro Sport Summit hosted in Accra where he highlighted the importance of education in a footballer's life.
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Many players take on different roles within football when they decide to close the curtains on their careers. Whether it be coaching or taking up an executive role, there often seems to be opportunity.
However, there are also opportunities away from the game that have now become accessible for professional football, according to Baffoe.
The 59-year-old encouraged young players to utilise the opportunities they have available to them, emphasising the option of online studies.
"Young players today are very lucky," he said at the summit per GHANAsoccernet.
"Covid has taught us that you can be in one place and still work and study online.
"You can spend one hour on Instagram, so why not spend one hour learning a course online? Don't wait until your career is ending."
Baffoe, who served as CAF's Deputy General Secretary from 2017 to June 2021, expressed the importance of life-long learning as well as self-improvement
His words and advice would help both young and aspiring professional players not only navigate their way through a career in the industry, but also in life generally.
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