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SENEGAL – NAVÉTANES: Senegalese writer Amadou Thiam saw everything coming
It is unfortunate to lose five souls in the prime of the age after a semi-final of a game organized as part of the “Navétanes” in the department of Rufisque. Yet Amadou Thiam, a young Senegalese writer, has repeatedly warned the government about the need to reflect on the content and form of these holiday activities that occupy a good part of the youth. In his book published in 2018 and entitled “Senegal from Today to Tomorrow”, he spoke about the violence in the Navétanes, focusing on the real causes of a rampant social phenomenon. Ze-africanews invites you to discover this passage from the book of this professor who has thoroughly analyzed the breakthrough of violence in Senegal.
‘The spread of violence and delinquency are rampant social phenomena and unimaginable things in a country like ours often involve young people negatively. The frequency of violent acts is striking, such as murders, assaults, rapes, thefts, attacks on morals, the great banditry committed by young unemployed people. These barbaric, atrocious acts, which constitute the shame of a traditionally peaceful, peaceful, hard-working and dignified society, are taking on such a scale that, if one is not careful, the country risks sinking into a psychosis of crime, of insecurity difficult to overcome (…)”
It is the same with the practice of popular neighborhood football called “navétanes”. It is the opportunity that is presented to a fringe of youth idle, without reference points, without hope of a better tomorrow because accustomed to easy gain and idleness to sow trouble in society. The Navétanes, despite their strong social significance, are the bedrock of violence and delinquency. Every year, fights or battles between residents of neighborhoods make victims, nose and beard of the defence and security forces, and administrative authorities who allow these exciting and very passionate meetings.
For example, at the Alboury Ndiaye Stadium in Louga, on Saturday, October 25, 3015, a young man named Cherif Ly, aged 14, died after the explosion of a grenade launched by an element of the Mobile Intervention Group (GMI) in the gallery. The young man was trampled by a large number of spectators who tried to flee. A week later, in Bounkiling, in the region of Sedhiou, a 20-year-old was beaten to death by the opposing supporters and, had it not been for the intervention of the soldiers stationed a few cables away, the worst would have happened.
Even the president of Senegal’s traditional communicators, El Hadji Mansour Mbaye, a celebrity in social mediation and traditions, was the victim of the fury of young people the same month (October 2015), his house having been the target of stones of supporters of the HLM 5 team, on the occasion of the final of the zone 3.
The most spectacular macabre drama took place at the Demba Diop Stadium on 15 July 2017 during the final of the league cup between the Ouakam Sports Union and the Mbour Stadium with a dozen dead and more than 80 wounded.
Usually, after matches or fights, groups of supporters commonly called in the “small” juvenile language, ravage everything in their path by flying, assaulting and raping all those they meet (…)”
Note that the Navétanes are a popular football championship between the Sports and Cultural Associations (ASC) of different neighborhoods. It is a competition that creates a lot of excitement among young people who, unfortunately, often forget the rules of sport and engage in violence after games.
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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