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Women’s football, youth participation & Beach Soccer central to Seychelles visit!

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has concluded a three-day visit to Seychelles as the African nation continues to prepare to host its first FIFA tournament. Located in the Indian Ocean, comprised of 115 islands and a population of just over 100,000, Seychelles will host the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World …

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FIFA’s Gianni Infantino meets President Ramkalawan & visits development projects in the Seychelles!

Gianni Infantino and the President of the Republic of the Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, talked about how to get more young people playing football and boost the sport further in the country during the FIFA President’s visit to the Indian Ocean nation. The FIFA President, who was welcomed by Seychelles Football …

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FIFA Football for Schools kicks off in Seychelles!

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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Updated U-23 AFCON Qualifiers draw procedure following Djibouti withdrawal!

The withdrawal of Djibouti and the late engagement of Seychelles has necessitated a change to the draw procedure of the TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco qualifiers. The draw is on Thursday, August 18, 2022 in Cairo, Egypt at 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT) Below is the modified draw procedure: Format: …

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Three bids submitted for 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!

In line with the approved timeline for the bidding process of the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA has received bids from the following member associations: Bahrain Football Association Seychelles Football Federation United Arab Emirates Football Association As stated in the Bidding Process Overview, FIFA will review and assess …

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Five member associations in race to host 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!

Nearly three months on from the thrilling end of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, FIFA has received registrations from five member associations interested in hosting the next edition of the tournament in 2023, namely: Colombian Football Association Bahrain Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association Seychelles …

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2021 Beach Soccer AFCON – Senegal: Seychelles qualify after Madagascar withdrawal!

Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Senegal from May 23 to 30, 2021. The withdrawal means that Seychelles, their opponents in the qualifiers, will now qualify for the final tournament. The first seven qualified teams were already known, with two …

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