Ramatsiyi Moholoa
Ramatsiyi Moholoa
The 2010 Local Organising Committee plans to conduct an audit on the state of African football to develop a programme of action to strengthen the sport as a viable commercial business.
This was one of the recommendations at the recent African Union International Year of African Football/2010 World Cup Legacy technical workshop in Pretoria.
Eddie Maloka, head of the LOC African Legacy Project, described it as a fruitful workshop that helped to pave the way forward for his directorate.
"It was agreed that we should establish a steering committee made up of AU representatives, the government, the LOC, CAF and the United Nations."
The recommendations include:
l Developing a communication strategy on the continental 2010 World Cup Legacy Programme, building on the International Year of African Football;
l Assisting in preparations for the first conference of African ministers of sport;
l Reviving and strengthening the African Women in Sports Association;
l Developing a continental framework on sport policy in Africa, including the harmonisation of free movement of sports persons and improvement in conditions of service of football players;
l Initiating campaigns using football to contribute to addressing socioeconomic problems;
l Conducting a feasibility study on the establishment or strengthening of African sports academies;
l Establishing a steering committee to identify three continental flagship projects of the various projects identified by the workshop;
l Initiating campaigns on the theme of "sports for peace";
l Developing a programme in support of all qualifying teams so that Africa can win the World Cup; and
l Supporting the operation of the continental volunteer programme for the 2010 World Cup.
LOC plans to audit African football
Ramatsiyi Moholoa
Ramatsiyi Moholoa
The 2010 Local Organising Committee plans to conduct an audit on the state of African football to develop a programme of action to strengthen the sport as a viable commercial business.
This was one of the recommendations at the recent African Union International Year of African Football/2010 World Cup Legacy technical workshop in Pretoria.
Eddie Maloka, head of the LOC African Legacy Project, described it as a fruitful workshop that helped to pave the way forward for his directorate.
"It was agreed that we should establish a steering committee made up of AU representatives, the government, the LOC, CAF and the United Nations."
The recommendations include:
l Developing a communication strategy on the continental 2010 World Cup Legacy Programme, building on the International Year of African Football;
l Assisting in preparations for the first conference of African ministers of sport;
l Reviving and strengthening the African Women in Sports Association;
l Developing a continental framework on sport policy in Africa, including the harmonisation of free movement of sports persons and improvement in conditions of service of football players;
l Initiating campaigns using football to contribute to addressing socioeconomic problems;
l Conducting a feasibility study on the establishment or strengthening of African sports academies;
l Establishing a steering committee to identify three continental flagship projects of the various projects identified by the workshop;
l Initiating campaigns on the theme of "sports for peace";
l Developing a programme in support of all qualifying teams so that Africa can win the World Cup; and
l Supporting the operation of the continental volunteer programme for the 2010 World Cup.