and experts.
“We need to stop saying that we have to develop football in Africa. The time has come to propel it to the top of world football,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in his speech at the 43rd CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly on 12 March 2021.
“The time for talking is over. What we now need to do is go forward, and we need to do it as a team: a CAF team and a FIFA team, also bringing together all the confederations and member associations from around the world.”
Soon after this call for action, a Forum for Talent and Infrastructure Development in Africa was held on 5 and 6 May, and it was a great success, with no fewer than 54 members associations sending representatives.
Event held as part of the FIFA Forward Programme
The aim is to create a forum for dialogue between the MAs, FIFA and experts We need to stop saying that we have to develop football in Africa. The time has come to propel it to the top of world football, said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in his speech at the 43rd CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly on 12 March 2021. The time for talking is over. What we now need to do is go forward, and we need to do it as a team: a CAF team and a FIFA team, also bringing together all the confederations and member associations from around the world.
The meeting of the ICMG Executive Committee 04/22/21
important topics of the 2021 Ordinary Elective General Assembly and of the progress
of preparations of the 19th Mediterranean Games in Oran in 2022, of the 20th
Mediterranean Games in Taranto in 2026 and of the Mediterranean Beach Games in
Pesaro in 2023.
2021 on October 14th, 2021 in Oran, Algeria, the day after the Chefs de Mission
Seminar of the 26 countries participating in the 19th Mediterranean Games Oran
2022. Should health conditions related to the pandemic in Algeria do not allow the
holding of the General Assembly in person, it can then be organized - following the
decision of the ExCo - by videoconference and voting will take place online.
Flashback: Lone Star players at morning training session at the SKD sports complex. (Photo: Anthony Kokoi)
Liberia’s senior national football team is set to play two international against Saudi Arabia U-23 national team on March 27 and 30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Liberia Football Association (LFA) has said in a release.
The friendlies are part of Saudi Arabia U-23 team preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
This follows a technical cooperation agreement between LFA and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) during a meeting held on the sideline of the 43rd Ordinary and Elective General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on March 12 at the Sofitel Hotel in Rabat, Morocco.
Pinnick along with Egypt s Hany Abou Rida, Morocco s Fouzi Lekjaa, Mali s Mamoutou Toure, Benin s Mathurin De Chacus and Sierra Leone s Aisha Johansen will be representing Africa in the highest decision-making organisation of the world football governing body.
Infantino has praised the victory of the NFF boss and looks forward to working with him as he aims to take football across the world to a greater height.
“I would like herewith to reiterate my warmest congratulations to you for your election as Member of the Fifa Council, at the 43 Caf Ordinary and Elective General Assembly, held on Friday in Rabat,” Infantino said.