The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organised, last Wednesday in Cairo, a meeting dedicated to football academies, including Renaissance Berkane, bringing together experts in sector development from across Africa.
Several football academies and clubs in Africa took part in this meeting, among which are Al Ahly (Egypt), Rahimo Football Club (Burkina Faso), Académie Génération Foot (Senegal), as well as Medina United (Gambia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Right to Dream (Ghana), Académie Zed FC (Egypt), Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa), Institut Diambars (Senegal), and the École de Football des Brasseries du Cameroun, indicates the CAF on its electronic portal.
This one-day reflection workshop, the results of which will be presented to the CAF president and his executive committee, gathered essential representatives of football academies from all over Africa.
The exchanges aimed to refine strategies for developing young talent, a "key element of the continent's football ecosystem", continues the same source, adding that the CAF plans to work in collaboration with member associations to explore the possibility of organising national academy tournaments, classified by age categories, in order to foster competitiveness and talent development.
By bringing together academy directors, coaches, and football development experts, the conference aimed to foster the sharing of best practices in youth training, identify challenges encountered by current academy systems, develop collaborative strategies to improve the training of young players, and harmonise continental approaches to youth football development, concludes the press release.
Several football academies and clubs in Africa took part in this meeting, among which are Al Ahly (Egypt), Rahimo Football Club (Burkina Faso), Académie Génération Foot (Senegal), as well as Medina United (Gambia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Right to Dream (Ghana), Académie Zed FC (Egypt), Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa), Institut Diambars (Senegal), and the École de Football des Brasseries du Cameroun, indicates the CAF on its electronic portal.
This one-day reflection workshop, the results of which will be presented to the CAF president and his executive committee, gathered essential representatives of football academies from all over Africa.
The exchanges aimed to refine strategies for developing young talent, a "key element of the continent's football ecosystem", continues the same source, adding that the CAF plans to work in collaboration with member associations to explore the possibility of organising national academy tournaments, classified by age categories, in order to foster competitiveness and talent development.
By bringing together academy directors, coaches, and football development experts, the conference aimed to foster the sharing of best practices in youth training, identify challenges encountered by current academy systems, develop collaborative strategies to improve the training of young players, and harmonise continental approaches to youth football development, concludes the press release.
