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[CRAMPONS]- Awards – Can Trophy and World Championship Qualification
Article produced by our special envoy Fatou DIENG from Dakar
The Senegalese Football Federation already guaranteed to receive CFAF 10 billion! After the continental trophy and qualification at the World Cup, Senegal recorded a sporting success, but also and especially financial. For both campaigns, the Senegalese Football Federation is already guaranteed to receive CFAF 10 billion.
This year 2022 could not start so well for Senegalese football. Winner of the Can in Cameroon last February, Senegal continued this victorious dynamic by qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday, ahead of Egypt. A sporting success for Aliou Cissé and his men. But also a financial success for the Senegalese Football Federation.
Indeed, following this third qualification in its history to a World Cup, the federal authority should pocket Fifa, a nice deal, estimated at more than 7 billion CFAF francs. The same amount is reserved for all the federations that will be in Qatar. As confirmed by the spokesman of the Moroccan Football Federation, Mohamed Makrouf, also advisor to President Fouzi Lekjaa.
The Moroccan leader whose country has just won the ticket to Qatar, to reveal to the local press the sum of 130 million dirhams (7 billion, 800 million CFAF) that Fifa will make available to each qualified team.
This CFAF 7 billion will be paid in two instalments. First each qualified team will benefit from an advance of nearly two billion FCFA to cover the costs of preparation. The second tranche (the other 5 billion) will be handed over in case of elimination in the first round.
It should be noted that FIFA had approved an increase in funding for the «Russia 2018» World Cup, for a total amount of 400 million dollars, 12% more than the 358 million dollars of the 2014 edition.
If Senegal qualifies for the round of 16, it will receive $12 million (CFAF 7 billion). And in case Sadio Mané’s teammates make it to the quarter-finals, a sum of 16 million dollars (9.5 billion FCFA) will fall into the coffers of the Fédé football.
Recall that France, winner of the 2018 World Cup, won 38 million dollars, Croatia, finalist, 28 million dollars. Third place: $24 million. Fourth place: $22 million.
Let’s change the competition to remember that following the brand new Lions coronation at the Can 2022 in Cameroon, the Senegalese Football Federation expects a victory bonus of nearly 3 billion FCFA. By adding up the Cdn premium and the World Cup qualifying bonus, the federal authority is already guaranteed to receive at least CFAF 10 billion. A sum that could increase as far as the men of Aliou Cissé will arrive during their course in these world games of Qatar.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) has just unveiled the emblem and the official poster of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, Morocco 2024. A symbolic launch that embodies the renewal and growing ambition of women’s football in Africa.
This is a new milestone for African women’s football. This Wednesday, JUNE 11, 2025, the CAF revealed the visual identity of the Women’s African Nations Cup TotalEnergies, which will be held in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025. Through this modern and powerful emblem, the CAF intends to reflect the growing prestige of the tournament, while paying tribute to the cultural richness of the host country, Morocco, and the diversity of women’s football on the continent.
Morocco, the host country of the previous edition in 2022, had already made an impression by hosting a high-caliber competition, crowned by record attendance and an internationally acclaimed organization. The 2025 edition therefore promises to take things up a notch, both in terms of sports and media.
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Yamoussoukro, December 26, 2023- After an impregnation visit of the Charles Konan-Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of Sport and Living Environment, Robert Beugré Mambé, said reassured. The stadium, he said, is ready to host Group C matches from Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia.
‘What we have seen is reassuring. Technically, from the equipment point of view, we are ready at the Yamoussoukro stadium. But we will remain vigilant until the end,” said Robert Beugré Mambé.
The Prime Minister called for on-call teams to be set up in all sectors. We will have specialists permanently because Côte d’Ivoire wants to be up to date, in all circumstances, with the expected benefits of this great country. We have given indications that vigilance is needed,’ insisted the Head of Government.
For this visit, which is part of the visits of infrastructure related to the CAN 2023, the Vice-President of the Republic, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, accompanied by the Prime Minister and other members of the government, visited the host infrastructure, in particular the President’s Hotel where official delegations will stay.
CAN 2023 is scheduled from January 13 to February 11, 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire with 24 teams.
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Partenariat: La FIF et le Groupe Carré D’Or ensemble pour la promotion du football Ivoirien
La Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) et le Groupe Carré D’Or ont conclu, ce vendredi 8 décembre 2023 à Novotel Plateau, un accord de partenariat en vue du développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire.
Leader de l’agro-industrie en Côte d’Ivoire depuis la fin des années 90, le Groupe Carré D’Or vient de s’ajouter à la liste des entreprises citoyennes partenaires de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) dans sa mission de développer le football en Côte d’Ivoire. Ce vendredi en effet, à Novotel Plateau, son Directeur Exécutif M. Khalil Ezzedine et le Président de la FIF M. Yacine Idriss Diallo, ont paraphé devant une parterre d’invité constitué de chefs d’entreprises, de légendes du football Ivoirien, de dirigeants sportifs et des médias, un accord de partenariat.
« Au Groupe Carré D’Or, nous avons une politique sportive très développée. Depuis plusieurs années en effet, nous partageons notre passion du port avec les Ivoiriens, sur le plan organisationnel et du sponsoring. Pour nous, sceller un partenariat avec la FIF un fait naturel. Nous sommes donc heureux de soutenir les Éléphants et dans le même temps le championnat national. C’est un réel plaisir de nous associer à la FIF dans sa mission de développement du football en Côte d’Ivoire et à participer à l’encadrement de la jeunesse Ivoirienne », explique le patron du Groupe Carré d’Or.
Pour sa part, le Président de la FIF, M. Yacine Idriss Diallo s’est réjouit de cette union avec le Groupe Carré d’Or.« Notre mission est d’encadrer la jeunesse à travers la mise en place d’une organisation efficiente pour que le football ivoirien aille de l’avant. Et donc dans cette mission là, avoir à ses côtés des entreprises symboliques comme le Groupe Carré d’Or est une fierté et une grande joie pour nous. Nous allons faire tout pour que ce partenariat soit de qualité, qu’il soit gagnant-gagnant sur l’ensemble des produits qui vont être utilisés. Le Groupe Carré d’Or sera donc à nos côtés en partie avec les Éléphants mais aussi sur la Ligue 1 et d’autres activités de la fédération. C’est donc une grosse satisfaction pour nous », reconnaît le Président de la Fédération Ivoirienne de Football.
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