[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
A new voice for Africa’s football stakeholders
The recently launched African Football Alliance (AFA), is calling on all organisations within the football arena to create a stronger voice to protect their interest and to promote the sustainable development of the game on the continent.
After the initial launch in Johannesburg, South Africa in late 2017, Nigeria has become the first country to form a national Chapter of the AFA and a number of other African countries have enquired about establishing their own Chapters.
The main objective of the AFA is to serve its affiliates with organisational development in key areas through the application of sustainable strategies to grow their constituencies as well as creating a home for football structures and interested stakeholders that are not catered for in existing continental structures.
The purpose of the AFA is to serve the interests of its affiliates and in certain cases either represent or assist them in their endeavours to engage other continental or international bodies in football.
AFA won’t enter into disputes between its affiliates and it would always encourage amicable mediation, arbitration and settlements.
The AFA’s vision is to organise and consolidate the intellectual capital of African football with its mission to promote the development of its affiliates from the basis of good governance and ethics respectively.
The AFA will also promote strategic alliances between its affiliates to foster capacity building exchanges to aid the development of African football.
The Alliance will endeavour to prioritise interests of African football first before that of international demands.
It will also be a non-politically aligned structure, but will speak out on injustices and infringement of the human rights of Africans and in particular footballers coming from the continent.
Membership to the AFA is open to any association, council, institute, club, league, educational Institution or representative structure who are committed to serve the aims and objectives of AFA.
AFA will initially host chambers for the following sectors i.e. academies, clubs, intermediaries (football agents), leagues, coaches and managers, universities, military and police, media and football writers, medical and science, player unions and legends associations, supporters associations, sports marketing and others.
Countries in Africa which are interest to host the launch of a national Chapter of the AFA should contact us at the details below.
The official launch of the AFA is slated for 16 November 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ends/
For more information contact:
Gerrit Davids
AFA Convener
Mobile +27 (0) 82 406 1657
E-mail: info@sportsbusiness.co.za / info@gerommedia.co.za
Website: www.sportsbusiness.co.za
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]