Raul Chipenda: Taking coaches to the next level Raul Chipenda, CAF Director of Development explains to CAFOnline.com the reasons behind adopting a new CAF Coach Licensing System. He explains why the teamsâ technical staff compliance will help the African football development. How do we introduce this new Coach licensing system? In 2006, CAF decided to set up an accelerated training system for coaches who had been active for many years, already won national or international competitions, had a leading career, and participated in continental or world tournaments. CAF called these courses equivalence courses. Initially, the project was aimed at the time interval 2006 - 2009. Eventually the period was extended until 2012, and then until 2014, and the truth is that in 2017 these types of courses were still being held.