African football governing body CAF under the leadership of Dr Patrice Motsepe has on Thursday joined forces with the president of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (“AGCFF”) under the guidance of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Ahmed Al Thani in bid to develop football in Africa.
Both parties signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on Tuesday 26 September 2023 in Cairo, Egypt as gathered by Nigeriasoccernet.com.
As revealed, the signed MoU aims to develop and uplift the quality of football and to make football in Africa and in the Gulf Region globally competitive.
“CAF is excited to work together with the AGCFF and to make football in Africa and in the Gulf Region amongst the best in the World”, CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said.
“The potential of what we can achieve by working together is enormous and I would like to thank Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Ahmed Al Thani for being a committed friend of CAF over many years and for working together and partnering with CAF to develop and grow football in Africa and in the Gulf Region”, he added.
The signing of the agreement was attended by General Secretary of CAF Mr. Véron Mosengo-Omba and Mr. Jassim Sultan Al Rumaihi, General Secretary of the Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation Football.
With the latest development, this is many of the various developmental partnerships that CAF has established just months after the AFL competition which will be played in Saudi Arabia with Enyimba set to participate as the only Nigerian club.
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