体坛英语资讯：Interview: Chinese companies can be key player in African football-related business: Lagardè
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lagard">Lagard</span>è<span word="re">re</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> 2019 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Lagard">Lagard</span>è<span word="re">re</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> (<span word="CAF">CAF</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> 16 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. "<span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>."</p>
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