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African Beach Soccer Union holds strategic meeting

&NewLine;<p>The <strong>African Beach Soccer<&sol;strong> Union &lpar;<strong>ABSU&rpar;<&sol;strong> Steering <strong>Committee<&sol;strong>&comma; has held a successful <strong>meeting<&sol;strong> to lay down the foundation for the collective lobbying&comma; facilitation <strong>and<&sol;strong>&comma; strategic development of <em>beach soccer<&sol;em> across the <strong><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;punchng&period;com">African continent&period;<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><a href&equals;"www&period;openlife&period;ng"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;African-Soccer-Union-1-1&period;png" alt&equals;"African beach soccer union photo" class&equals;"wp-image-4436"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>firstly&comma; According<strong> t<&sol;strong>o <strong>Yaw Ampofo Ankrah<&sol;strong>&comma; Media-Communications&comma; a  prime objective of the ABSU is to &comma; be a value-adding organisation and&comma; <strong>secondly<&sol;strong>&comma; complimenting the efforts of respective parent <em>National Football Associations<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Held on the 26th of July via Zoom conference on behalf of<em> African Beach Soccer<&sol;em> stakeholders&comma; the discussions mainly centred around the structures&comma; development and growth of the exciting sand sport across Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The following representatives from member countries participated in the session&semi;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>1&period; Nassim El Hadaoui &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>2&period; Ibrahima Ndiaye &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>3&period; Mahmud Hadejia &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>4&period; Peggy Fremont &lpar;Seychelles&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>5&period; Christian Jean Claude &lpar;Madagascar&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>6&period; Jonathan Kassano &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>7&period; Deo Mutabazi &lpar;Uganda&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The all important dialogue focused on three key pillars&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>1&period; Leadership<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>2&period; Work-plan&sol;Roadmap<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>3&period; Sub-Committees<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&comma; the committee also used the stakeholders session to select their representatives in order to help organise and plan the execution of their action timetable for the developmental project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"jetpack-video-wrapper"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"smy&lowbar;f9OXIQ0" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563"><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>In addition<&sol;strong>&comma; the committee came to an understanding that the following individuals would help steer the affairs of <em>African Beach Soccer<&sol;em> Union as leaders&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; Chairman &&num;8211&semi; Mahmud Hadejia <em>&lpar;West Africa&rpar;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; Vice-Chair 1 &&num;8211&semi; Deo Mutabazi &lpar;East East&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; Vice-Chair 2 &&num;8211&semi; Peggy Fremont <em>&lpar;Southern Africa&rpar;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The committee<strong>&comma; &&num;8216&semi;therefore&semi; <&sol;strong>wishes to inform all stakeholders that a draft work-plan currently being<strong> <&sol;strong>drafted&comma; <em>and also <&sol;em>would soon be announced in due course for further action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The need for <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;guardian&period;ng">Sub-Committees<&sol;a> was also a major factor considered by the committee during the meeting&comma; <em>therefore<&sol;em>&comma; stakeholders are to take note as the following areas were listed&comma; pending final approval&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>1- Technical &amp&semi; DVT &lpar;Edu&sol;advocacy&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>2- Competitions<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>3<strong>&period; Media&sol;Comunications<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>4-<strong> Women B&sol;Soccer<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>5- Referees<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>6- Marketing&comma; TV &amp&semi; Sponsorship<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>similarly&comma; After that&comma; on behalf of the <em>African Beach Soccer<&sol;em> Union&comma; therefore&comma; the new Chairman and his leadership wish to express their profound gratitude to all stakeholders especially member bodies for their support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; ABSU is confident that the tireless efforts of all members in the quest to raise the level of beach soccer in Africa&comma; is a collective mission that can be accomplished&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>In conclusion<&sol;strong>&comma; the next meeting of <em> African Beach Soccer <&sol;em> Union&comma; ABSU&comma; which was coordinated by the CEO of BSMAG&comma; MR&period; OLAJIDE would be held on the first weekend of August 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><&sol;h2>&NewLine;

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