体坛英语资讯：FIFA President proposes new initiatives for upgrading African football
<p><span word="RABAT">RABAT</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 1-- <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Gianni">Gianni</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seminar">seminar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>-<span word="African">African</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="seminar">seminar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span>, <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 54 <span word="Member">Member</span> <span word="Associations">Associations</span>, <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="legends">legends</span>, <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>/<span word="CAF">CAF</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="refereeing">refereeing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="mobilisation">mobilisation</span>.</p><p><span word="Concerning">Concerning</span> <span word="refereeing">refereeing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="referees">referees</span> <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Referees">Referees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> 20 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="referees">referees</span>, <span word="professionalise">professionalise</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span>, <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guardians">guardians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="mobilisation">mobilisation</span>, <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="assemble">assemble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="USD">USD</span>1<span word="bln">bln</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="infrastructural">infrastructural</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>.</p>
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