Djibouti Football
FIFA opens Talent Academy in Djibouti
The world Football body, FIFA has officially opened a Talent Academy in Djibouti.
In the presence of the President of the Republic of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Prime Minister, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, stakeholders, members of the Djibouti Football body attended the opening ceremony on Thursday.
Djibouti FA President Souleiman Hassan Waberi, FIFA Director of Global Football Development Steven Martens; FIFA Deputy Director of the Member Associations Division and Regional Director for Africa, Gelson Fernandes also attended the function.
Djibouti becomes the second African country after Mauritania and 40 others globally to benefit from the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS).
The FIFA Talent Development Scheme was launched under the leadership of FIFA Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger to try and give every talented young player a genuine opportunity to progress, while strengthening the global competitiveness of both men’s and women’s football.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the President of the Republic, the First Lady, the Government, our institutional partners, as well as FIFA for their trust, support and accompaniment,” said Waberi, the Djibouti FA President and FIFA Council Member.
He made it clear that this development is a step towards the future, with a modern infrastructure, ambitious and resolutely geared towards the success of the young talents in Djibouti.
The Football Federation of Djibouti (FDF) has announced that Stéphane Nado is the new head coach of the senior men’s national team.
Souleiman Hassan Waberi, President of FDF unveiled Nado and his assistant Anthony Rimasson during a function held in Djibouti on Wednesday.
The FDF President, also a FIFA Council Member thanked the outgoing coach Abdirahman Okie for his good service, and welcomed the new coaches. He also made it clear that they have set long term and short term goals for the new coaches with the World Cup 2026 qualifiers in perspective.
Nado who recently handled Morocco’s Renaissance Club Athletic Zemamra says it is an honor for him to serve Djibouti Football and that he will do everything to contribute to its development.
The new head coach of French nationality started his coaching career at 29 years with the U-17 team at En Avant Guingamp. In 2010, he joined Stade Brestois as the Academy Director and Assistant coach of the first team.
In 2014, he took charge of the U-19 team of the Marseille Olympics, and was later in 2021 he was appointed manager of Monaco B which features in the National Championship 2. In January 2022, he briefly secured the interim first team of Monaco for a sixteenth round of the Coupe de France against Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, which Monaco won 3-1.
In Africa Nado handled Morocco’s junior women’s national teams from 2022. Under her leadership, Morocco participated in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India and also qualified for the U-20 Women’s World cup in Colombia.
-
CAF African Nations Championship1 year agoAfrican Nations Championship 2025 dates announced
-
CAF Champions League2 weeks agoYoung Africans draw Al Ahly for CAF Champions League group stage
-
CECAFA11 years agoBotswana beats Kenya in African Youth Championships
-
FIFA WOrld Cup Qualifiers2 months agoUganda win, Tanzania pick late draw in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
-
CAF African Nations Championship3 months agoCHAN 2024: Kenya lead group, to face Madagascar in quarter final stage
-
Top stories6 years agoWe need to win the first match against Coronavirus – Infantino
-
NEWS4 years agoYoung Africans SC face Nyasa Big Bullets in CECAFA Kagame Cup kick-off
-
Cecafa Under 178 years agoNew CECAFA Under 17 Champions: Tanzania beats Somalia 2-0 in Tourney finals