FOOTBALL
SENEGAL – National football team coach Aliou Cissé becomes UNICEF National Ambassador
The National Football Team Coach of Senegal, Aliou Cissé has been appointed as UNICEF National Ambassador to Senegal. His appointment was motivated not only by his reputation and leadership, but above all by his commitment to the promotion of children’s rights.
“It is an honour and a great pleasure for me to be chosen by UNICEF to work for children. Supporting this noble cause is just as important as winning a football match, as winning the Africa Cup of Nations, as qualifying for a World Cup,” said Aliou Cissé, during the ceremony.
“As a coach, as a former professional footballer and as a former captain of Senegal’s national team, my role is really to draw more attention to the situation of children in our country. Today, I am more motivated than ever to fight for children,’ he said.
As National Ambassador, Aliou Cissé will assist UNICEF in its advocacy efforts and in communicating to a broad audience the vision and values that guide UNICEF’s work for children in Senegal. Its activities will focus on issues related to girls’ and boys’ access to inclusive and quality education and to the protection of children and the prevention of violence against them. He will use his influence, his ability to mobilize and the strength of sport and passion for football to support advocacy and put the rights of children and youth at the heart of national priorities.
“We are extremely proud to have Aliou Cissé at our side, because he represents for us a true role model, through his personal trajectory and professional achievements. He is a model of perseverance, determination and success, and he touches the hearts and minds of many children, youth and adults in Senegal, a country with 17 million football enthusiasts”said Silvia Danailov, UNICEF Representative in Senegal.
“It also represents the values of football – the values of solidarity and inclusion – football being a true unifying force, whether for children in or out of school, girls or boys, everyone loves football,” she continued.
Aliou Cissé will join the 200 national ambassadors, 11 UNICEF regional ambassadors and 30 international ambassadors around the world to raise awareness about children’s rights and UNICEF’s work to protect and promote these rights.
For 65 years, the rights of the child have been at the heart of the strong partnership between the Government of Senegal and UNICEF. UNICEF’s work in Senegal is driven by the ultimate goal of ensuring every child, especially the most vulnerable, a fair and equitable start in life. This means that all girls and boys, regardless of where they live, their family income or their disability, must have equal access to quality services and an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.
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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FOOTBALL
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.
FOOTBALL
FAILURE OF THE ELECTION OF THE FEGUIFOOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – Guinea risks missing CAN 2023
The election of the members of the executive committee of the Guinean Football Federation, convened by the Standardization Committee on November 26, 2023, did not take place due to a lack of quorum. This election was therefore postponed to a later date.
The FIFA envoy invites Guinean football players to put aside their disagreements and make compromises for the happiness of football lovers. “Let’s put the egos aside, think about Guinean football, think about the journalists who live off it. Let’s compromise and move forward,” said Gelson Fernandes.
According to the FIFA Special Envoy, it is up to Guinea to deal with this problem. “Guinea is master of its own destiny. We will give our position. Guinea chooses which federation it wants to be in. The ball is in Guinea’s court. If she wants to move forward we will help her, but the ball is not in the CAF’s or FIFA’s court,” he suggested.
Referring to the failure to elect the members of the Executive Committee, Gelson Fernandes acknowledged that this is a serious situation and said he regretted the consequences it could have on the Syli as the CAN approaches which will take place in January-February 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire.
Finally, he invited Guinean football players to put their ego aside to allow Guineans to continue to live their passion to the full.
The term of the current Standards Committee is set for 30 November 2023. Guinean football is waiting.
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