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Senegal coach Pape Thiaw reminisces 2002 World Cup experience at FIFA Museum

A coach described as pragmatic and on a constant quest to up his game, Pape Thiaw has turned to learning more about football by visiting the FIFA museum

Former Senegal forward Pape Thiaw says playing at the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan was one of the most exceptional experiences in his career.  Thiaw alongside other Senegalese greats such as El Hadj Diouf and Aliou Cisse were part of a starstudded Senegalese side that reached the…

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FIFA Forward paves way for youth competitions in Senegal

The competitions, run at U-15, U-17 and U-20 level for boys and U-15 and U-17 level for girls, are arranged in the form of leagues that are played throughout the year all over the 14 regions

National youth leagues enjoying success in Senegal. Project made possible by FIFA (www.FIFA.com) Forward Programme. Aim is to improve young players’ competitiveness. Funded by the FIFA Forward Programme, national youth leagues were introduced in Senegal in 2020, with the stated goal of improving the competitiveness of young players and “preparing…

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Funded by FIFA’s (www.FIFA.com) Forward Programme, national championships reserved for small categories were created in Senegal in 2022. The aim was to improve the competitiveness of young players. These competitions extended to girls have been in full swing across the country. Photography: Senegal v Liberia U 20 qualifier match photos: https://fifa.fans/3XjxZp1…

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Qatar v. Ecuador to kick off FIFA World Cup 2022™ on 20 November

The opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament at Al Bayt Stadium have been brought forward one day following a unanimous decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council today

Opening ceremony and match brought forward one day as stand-alone event; Change in line with long-standing tradition of opening matches involving hosts or reigning champions; Senegal to face the Netherlands at 19:00 on 21 November. The FIFA World Cup 2022™ will kick off with an even greater celebration for local…

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Safety and security at football matches are big concerns in Africa. In 2019, FIFA (www.FIFA.com) signed a historic memorandum of understanding with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) on this subject. For the past three years, seminars and workshops devoted to these themes have taken…

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FIFA’s (www.FIFA.com) Coaching Development team joined up with technical experts from all six confederations for a FIFA technical development workshop in Dubai last week, learning and sharing methods to raise standards of coaching across the world.   Technical leaders from pilot programmes in the USA, Australia, Senegal and Brazil shared findings…

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Aliou Cissé: African Football has Really Taken Charge of its Affairs

He recently took part in FIFA Coach Educators’ Development Programme in collaboration with the Senegalese Football Federation

Aliou Cisse captained and coached Senegal at the FIFA World Cup (www.FIFA.com); led Senegal to first AFCON title this year; explains the importance of developing local coaches and infrastructure. As a player, Aliou Cisse was never satisfied just to do exercises in training. He also wanted to know why he…

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FIFA-backed course provides access to coaching knowledge in Senegal

The four-day course consisted of various modules including sessions dedicated to theory, practice and reflection

Course aims to improve coaching educators; similar events already held in United States and Brazil; infrastructure also seen as key element. Coach education is a key part of improving the standard of football around the world and, with this in mind, Senegal recently hosted the latest edition of the FIFA…

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FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino joined hundreds of school children celebrated the launch of a new football development project in Dakar, Senegal. The Lycée Lamine Gueye has a capacity of 3,000 students and the project, part of the FIFA Forward programme, follows a Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation Africaine…

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FIFA President attends thrilling conclusion to African Schools Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended a stunning final day of the African School Champions Cup in Kinshasa

Morocco secured the inaugural girls’ title, hosts DR Congo won the boys; FIFA President (www.FIFA.com) presented the trophies at Stade des Martyrs; Gianni Infantino: “This is the beauty of football.” FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended a stunning final day of the African School Champions Cup in Kinshasa, lauding “the beauty of…