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 NEWSEnglish FA pledge commitment to African football 05-05-2009
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, and members of the Executive Committee on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 received a delegation from the English FA led by its Chairman, Lord Triesman. The aim of the visit by the English FA was to come up with concrete details in the implementation process of the cooperation agreement signed last January in Nigeria, between the CAF and the English FA, to develop African football. In his welcome remarks, Mr Hayatou observed that there has been long standing partnership between CAF and the English FA. "We have a long-standing relationship with The English FA through Meridian projects, a decade ago. “We just discussed the practical modalities of our partnership agreement, signed recently in Lagos at the last General Assembly of CAF and I have no doubt that this agreement would be mutually rewarding.” In his response, Lord Triesman declared “I am very pleased and honoured to be here at the CAF headquarters, home of African football. Without any questions, President Issa Hayatou is a world football leader. Having conversation with him and his Executive Committee members is important to the English FA.” Both sides agreed to set up a committee to look after the implementation of the agreement . The English FA has been involved in development projects in Africa for many years and the signage of this latest agreement confirms the renewal of their commitment towards the development and growth of African football. The co-operation agreement is to run for the next five years. Also in the English delegation were Sir David Richards, Vice-President of the English FA and Premier League Chairman and Jane Bateman, Head of International Relations Division at the English FA. |
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