This is the first time that the most sophisticated players’
registration program was used in Djibouti after the end of a two-day training
course by FIFA which came to an end on Thursday.
The president of Djibouti Football Federation Mr.
Souleiman Hassan Waberi who was reached for comment by the CECAFA Media at the
end of the training said that it was a huge progress for his federation to have
the Licence Plus modern technology active in the country today.
"The implementation of this very useful technology was one of several development goals I always dreamed of since I was elected just two years ago and I really feel very proud as the Licence Plus is finally active here "President Souleiman said in an interview with CECAFA media at his office on Thursday evening.
"I am really thankful to FIFA under the leadership of
President Joseph S Blatter for helping us realise key football development
goals in the country” the president explained.
He praised instructors from FIFA Mr. Izhar Maghoab
(Tunisia) and Mr. Francis Adu (Ghana) for coming to make changes in how the
country used to register local football players.
Hussein Elmi Bouh, the chairman of AS Port, told CECAFA
media that such program was much needed in his country and said that local football
clubs were lauding for president Souleiman and his executive committee for
helping the country approach such sophisticated technology.
"This is a sign for Djibouti moving from the old system
of registering players to a modern and even more easy system which is also a
long-lasting online archive” said Mr. Hussein Elmi Bouh whose AS port FC
represented the country in this year’s CECAFA club cup.
FIFA instructor, Francis Adu said that the world football’s
governing body decided to support Africa with implementing this system in the
continent after FIFA realised that Africa doesn’t have a proper Database of
players’ registration.
"Moving to this system will remove more challenges that
always faced Africa in terms of cheating of age and changing names of players”
said Mr. Francis.
He added that in Africa it several times happened that a
club takes a player from another club without their knowledge, but with the
implementation of the Licence Plus all irregularities will end there.
"So with this technology in place, when a player moves
from one club to another it has a trend and it will also help in FIFA player
passport” Mr. Francis Adu added during interview with CECAFA Media.
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