The three-year football in school development program was
co-signed by the FDF President Souleiman Hassan Waberi and the director general
of the ministry of education Mr. Abdallah Mohamed Hersi.
President Souleiman who talked to the CECAFA media after
the historic agreement said that the youth football development program will
target boys and girls at schools between 9-17 years of age who will be undergoing
long-term training sessions.
He said that in elementary schools they will target those between 9-11 years of age, while in intermediate and secondary schools 12-13 and 14-15 and as well as 16-17 year old teens will be targeted adding that both boys and girls will involve in the program.
"This program is all about accelerating the promotion of
football in the country and in particularly to let the children at schools get
access to football, because we understand the importance it has for the country
to get talented football players who at the same time have the knowledge so
that they will be able to manage their future” president Souleiman Hassan
Waberi told CECAFA Media.
He said that under the signed document the FDF will send experts
to conduct football educational courses for school coaches in a bid to increase
the level of football coaching at schools.
The president said that the agreement came into effect on
Saturday 6th of September 2014 and will last for three years, adding
that it will be renewable afterwards.
"The ministry and the FDF have been cooperating for the
past several years, but this is a complete three-year program which we hope
will have a very positive impact on the progression of football in Djibouti”
the director general of the ministry of education Abdallah Mohamed Hersi told
CECAFA Media.
The creation of a long-term football in schools program
was one of the pledges made by President Souleiman Hassan Waberi in his post
election address on 10th of November 2012.
