FIFA to fund African football development projects
2008-02-06
FIFA has allocated $70m for projects aimed at developing African football, TheAtlasLions.com reported. The money will be used to install artificial pitches in a number of countries, raise league professionalism, develop administration and train club coaches and doctors. The financing is part of the "Win with Africa in Africa" initiative launched last year. "There is a strong feeling that this World Cup should leave a legacy throughout the African continent, not only for 2010 hosts South Africa," FIFA’s director for international relations Jerome Champagne said, adding that the aim is "to create better facilities, increase management skills and access to football."
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