Upon arrival, the FIFA President was welcomed by the
President of the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) Ahmed Yahya, and
travelled to the Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou to officially inaugurate the
venue which was featuring a new artificial turf pitch that received FIFA
Forward support.
“We have enjoyed some impressive youth football in a modern
and well-equipped stadium which is a very good and concrete example of how FIFA
Forward funds are used to develop football all over the world, and particularly
in Africa,” the FIFA President said following the inauguration, which was also
attended by Taleb Ould Sid´Ahmed, the Mauritanian Minister of Employment, Youth
and Sports.
“FIFA is very proud that the FIFA Forward programme was used
to invest in the new Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou which and is an excellent
setting for the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations. I compliment the FFRIM and its
President Ahmed Yahya, and also CAF, on staging this competition especially
given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The competition is a great platform to
showcase the amazing young talent of African football, and I look forward to
seeing who will take the U20 trophy.”
“This facility, both the stadium and the technical centre,
are important facilities for the development of football in Mauritania, and I
would like to thank FIFA for helping to make this project come to life through
FIFA Forward,” FFRIM President Ahmed Yahya added.
Stade Municipal de Nouadhibou, along with Nouakchott’s
Cheikh Boidiya Stadium and Stade Olympique, is currently hosting the CAF U20
Africa Cup of Nations, which runs from 14 February until 6 March 2021. In
staging the event, CAF also benefitted from FIFA COVID-19 Relief Fund support
with funding provided for the maintenance and running of stadiums, as well as
training of referees and security officers for tournaments.
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