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Mauritania, Malawi and Djibouti selected for football academies programme that will teach life skills

The programme is structured around several themes which reflect the positive values FIFA aims to promote and protect - child welfare and protection, gender equality and education

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) and the Agence Française de Développement jointly support the programme; Youngsters learn life skills to help them gain employment outside football; Programme embodies FIFA values such as child welfare, youth empowerment through football, education and gender equality. The member associations of Mauritania, Malawi and Djibouti have been selected…

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Video News Release: Djibouti Becomes the Second African Country to Benefit from FIFA Foundation’s Football for Schools Initiative

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May has been a busy month for the Football for Schools Programme. Following launches in Guam (https://fifa.fans/3yKXXYH), Guyana (https://fifa.fans/3wrmel8) and Puerto Rico (https://fifa.fans/39xOlWP), it has touched down in Africa, with the FIFA Foundation organising a workshop in Djibouti on 9-12 May.  Held in a relaxed atmosphere, the three-day event comprised classroom-based theory…

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May has been a busy month for the Football for Schools Programme. Following launches in Guam (https://fifa.fans/3yKXXYH), Guyana (https://fifa.fans/3wrmel8) and Puerto Rico (https://fifa.fans/39xOlWP), it has touched down in Africa, with the FIFA Foundation organising a workshop in Djibouti on 9-12 May.  Held in a relaxed atmosphere, the three-day event comprised classroom-based…

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Qatar to host FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ draw on 27 April

The tournament will be contested by 23 Arab nations

Qatar will host the draw for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ (www.FIFA.com) at Katara Opera House on Tuesday, 27 April at 21:00 local time. The tournament will be contested by 23 Arab nations. The draw will be attended by a limited number of officials, in line with Qatar’s COVID-19 protocols.…

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Excitement mounts ahead of FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ draw

The FIFA Arab Cup™ is seen as an important opportunity to test operations and facilities ahead of Qatar 2022

Ahead of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ (www.FIFA.com) draw on Tuesday, 27 April (21:00 local time), the qualifying matches for the tournament have been decided. Of the 23 nations involved, the 14 lowest-ranked teams according to the April edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking (https://fifa.fans/3sVOCXB) will participate in single-leg play-offs…

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Young girls in far regions in Djibouti benefit from FIFA grassroots program

This is for the first time in Djiboutian football history that 200 girls including some as young as 7 years of age were brought together to teach them football under the FIFA grassroots program to encourage women’s involvement in the beautiful game

In an unprecedented move, Djiboutian football federation in collaboration with the world football’s governing body [FIFA] has concluded a two-week long grassroots development program, this time special for young girls living outside the capital. This is for the first time in Djiboutian football history that 200 girls including some as…