FOOTBALL
THE KING OF THE BALLOON – Pelé hospitalized again in Sao Paulo, his daughter wants to reassure
In the middle of the World Cup, Pelé was once again hospitalized in a hospital in São Paulo. According to ESPN in Brazil, the football legend came with various swellings on the body, as well as heart failure. Another concern is that chemotherapy for several months to fight Brazilian cancers would have had only a very limited effect.
New alert for Pele. This Tuesday, the Brazilian legend showed up at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo by surprise, according to ESPN in Brazil. The reason: generalized swelling and heart failure, identified by medical services. As stated by the Brazilian media, he was received in a state of mental confusion. At 82 years old, he underwent a battery of tests this Wednesday to deepen the diagnosis.
The main cause for concern, however, is a conclusion made by the doctors: the chemotherapy Pelé has been undergoing for several months has not had the desired effect. Very weak, it would also have a lot of difficulty to feed according to the Brazilian media. On Instagram, his daughter Kelly Nascimiento wanted to reassure: “There is neither surprise nor urgency”.
“My father is hospitalized to regulate his medication (…),” she added. I’m not going on the next flight, my brothers are in Brazil and I’m going to New Year’s. I promise you that I will publish pictures,” she added, to reassure fans after rumours that the health of the “King” Pelé has worsened. Another daughter of Pelé, Flavia Nascimento, was also reassuring.
‘There is some confusion because my father went to the hospital for tests. I am sorry that the careless media are talking about things that don’t exist, things that we don’t know about,’ she said in an Instagram video. ‘He is in fact doing tests, as usual, to monitor his cancer. We have to keep sending him the good energy of the World Cup, that’s what he needs,’ she insisted.
Former No. 10, considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, has been visiting the hospital regularly for chemotherapy since a colon tumor was detected in August 2021. On 23 October, he said he was “happy” to celebrate his 82 years “with health” in a video posted on Instagram. Last Thursday, on the same social network, Pelé asked the Seleçao players to “bring the trophy home”, on the day of Brazil’s first match at the World Cup in Qatar, won 2-0 against Serbia.
On Wednesday in Qatar, lateral Alex Tels reacted to the hospitalization of the football “King” in a press conference, two days before Friday’s match against Cameroon. “It’s hard to talk about our king, they represent us all over the world. I pray to God that he stays strong with us. A kiss to his family, everything will be fine,’ said the FC Seville player.
Source: Eurosport
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.
Photo credit: cafonline
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.
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