A club licensing seminar organized by the African football governing body
[CAF], in collaboration with Djiboutian Football Federation [FDF] has got
under way at the Technical Centre in the capital Djibouti.

The seminar which will last for three days has gathered 24 trainees from
the country’s elite league clubs known here as the FDF Division 1.

The opening ceremony was attended by FDF president, Souleiman Hassan waberi,
his senior vice president, Mohamed Yonis, Secretary General, Hassan
Mohamed Kamil and members of the executive committee and club authorities.

In his opening speech, the president highlighted the importance of such
workshop for the football-growing country.

“This seminar is a project of the CAF which is aimed at professionalizing
our Football and it lays a solid foundation for our football promotion.

It is in line with the club restructuring policy launched by the FDF just 3
years ago” president Souleiman Hassan Waberi told in his opening speech.

“This system is aimed at improving the football clubs by setting minimum
standards in key areas such as administration finance infrastructure and development of youth football” the president explained before announcing
the opening of the seminar.

The seminar is being conducted by three high profile CAF instructors who
are:  instructor for infrastructure Mr. Saidou Diou Maigo [Niger],
technical instructor Mr. Mohamed Sghaiei Zouita [Tunisia] and
administration instructor Mr Jérémie Manirakiza from Burundi.

Since president souleiman Hassan Waberi, was elected in November 2012,
football in Djibouti has made a number of improvements in several key
areas including the revival of women’s football, the creation of beach
soccer in the country for the first time, the implementation of youth
leagues, the establishment of annual schools tournament for both boys and
girls, the construction of new football facilities and spreading football
knowledge throughout the country.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com