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FOOTBALL: RACISM: Patrice Evra castigates Noël Le Graët
Following an interview in which Noël Le Graët talks about the absence of racism from racism in the France team, Senegalese international Patrice Evra criticizes him and denounces this internal racism. Le Graët has been the president of the French Football Federation since his election on June 18, 2011 by the Federal Assembly of the French Football Federation (FFF). He has made controversial comments about racism. According to him, racism does not exist in football. It was on his Instagram page, that he addressed himself to Noël Le Graët, the French sports leader and politician.
Patrice Évra gave an explosive response on his Instagram account on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The international released a video denouncing the words of Noël Le Graët. Facing the camera for eight minutes, he was outraged. “Le Graët must be fired, because he really screwed up” he said, followed by a parody of the song by Petit Papa Noël after having listened to the controversial interview broadcast on September 15, 2020 on BFM Business where the sports leader declared his comments on racism.
“It’s serious. (…) I have no words. We must leave. (…) You will not have the courage to r”It’s serious. (…) I have no words. We must leave. (…) You will not have the courage to represent yourself? We cannot let this go. You have spoken. as if you were in the neighborhood. (…) I lost all my respect for you “, asserts the former player. He claims through the video several times that Noël Le Graët is not reappointed during the next FFF elections scheduled for March.
Patrice Evra also denounced discrimination in the French team, especially during visits by political figures to Clairefontaine. “We know that the France team does not belong to any player, but to the French people. But we still have places allocated. When we eat, we are used to sitting next to this guy, because ‘we have good relations etc … But every time the President came, or politicians, everything changed. I was sitting there and, suddenly, I was at the end of the table. where there was normally Mamadou Sakho and Bacary Sagna, a lot of gloom, we had to change. We put a Hugo Lloris and a Laurent Koscielny and the President in the middle. But we knew, those were the rules of the game. We are in France , not at home. When there was a photo of the President, it was better to see a Hugo Lloris and a Laurent Koscielny next to him, than a Mamadou Sakho or a Bacary Sagna. It’s a shame, “continues- he.
Patrice Evra’s full reaction in this video:
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.
