“All of you know well the importance of serious work, passion, commitment and of giving every talent a chance on the greatest stages of all, and your recent successes are clear proof of that,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino to the Albanian Football Association (FSHF), on the occasion of the …
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A regional seminar took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 27-29 May with the aim of promoting FIFA’s Football for Schools (F4S) programme. The event was comprised of both informative theory and practical sessions designed to encourage the nations of the Caribbean to take part in F4S. The seminar was …
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In the past few days, the life of Nora Miranda, a Nicaraguan PE teacher, has changed for the better. “Football for Schools was a really interesting, unique and – most importantly – inspiring experience,” she said. She continued, her voice full of emotion: “Personally, as a teacher and former national-team …
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After recently visiting Asia (Uzbekistan), then stopping off in Europe (Latvia), Football for School is back in the Mother Continent. Chad has become the 18th African country, and the first member of UNAF (the North African Football Union) to benefit from this ground-breaking programme, which aims to make the game …
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The Latvian Football Association (LFF) is aiming to boost its country’s footballing development through its commitment to making football the most popular sport in Latvia for women and making the game part of the curriculum for physical education classes in schools. In their bid to achieve the latter, the LFF …
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The Uzbekistan U-20 team will be flying the flag for the country’s youth football when they participate in this month’s FIFA U-20 World Cup as Asian champions. Ahead of that, the underage football scene got a further boost with the recent launch of the Football for Schools (F4S) programme in …
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When it comes to schools’ football, Guinea is an ideal student and might even be said to be top of the class in Africa. Represented by CS Ben Sekou Sylla, the country won the CAF African Schools Championship, triumphing in the final in South Africa on 8 April in what …
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These are exciting times for Namibian football. On March 28, the Brave Warriors beat Cameroon 2-1 in a qualifying match for the CAF 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, a stunning result that has helped them make an impressive climb up the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. And in yet more good …
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What is Seychelles famous for? Comprised of one hundred and fifteen islands scattered across 1,400,000 sq km. of ocean, if you were to conduct a questionnaire, tourism and idyllic holidays would feature prominently. Football? Maybe not so much. Mahé is the largest island, laying in the northeast of the Seychellois …
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The Rwanda Football Association (FERWAFA) has become the 50th member association to implement FIFA’s hugely successful Football for Schools (F4S) programme, following a launch event in Kigali. The event was attended by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, Rwanda’s state Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Mr Twagirayezu Gaspard, …
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