FIFA: partnership with AFD extended to improve access to sport "especially in Africa"

"FIFA and the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement, AFD) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) and will continue working together to create positive change in society, with a focus on women's empowerment and education through football, especially in Africa," announced both parties on 25/05/2024.

"Through their partnership, which began in 2019 with the signing of the first MoU, FIFA and the AFD are pooling their strength and resources to promote unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values around the world, particularly in Africa, through youth-oriented football development programmes. In addition to education and gender equality, FIFA and the AFD will work together on projects involving the protection of children and the promotion of access to sport through the development of infrastructure. The partnership will allow improved collaboration between AFD’s interventions and FIFA programmes such as FIFA Forward and Football for Schools," added the two organisations, represented by Gianni Infantino (president of FIFA) and Rémy Rioux (CEO…