Ethiopia hosts CAF workshop aimed at strengthening Governance and Financial structures
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, hosted the CAF Governance workshop for CAF Member Associations aimed at championing governance and financial global best practice.
This aligns with CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe's drive to prioritise governance and uphold the highest ethical standards within Africa’s Member Associations.
The workshop, which was held between 07 – 09 June was spearheaded by CAF’s Member Associations and Legal Affairs Departments, and saw General Secretaries and Finance Directors, who all play a vital role in advancing CAF’s vision of making African football globally competitive and self-sustaining being capacitated with the required knowledge and measures to assist in stabilising and improving governance and financial strength in their respective Associations.
The three-day workshop marks the second edition of the gathering of General Secretaries and Finance Directors, following the first edition of the workshop held in Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2023.
Amongst other key topics that headlined the workshop, CAF delved deep into the subjects of Good Governance Principles, Recommended Statutes updates, Tools to implement Governance best practices as well as a presentation of the Zonal Union reforms which are key in having efficient Member Associations.
Concluding the successful three-day gathering, CAF’s Director of Member Associations, Sarah Mukuna said such workshops are a bedrock of achieving CAF’s vision of making African football globally competitive and self-sustaining.
“The image of African football has been vastly transformed over the last few years under the stewardship of CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe. We have witnessed an increased rise in global appetite for African football as a global product, thus translating into commercial strength for CAF, and ultimately African football” said Mukuna.
“Equally so, it is vital for CAF and our Member Associations to be well positioned and leverage off this exciting growth of the African game by putting in place sound financial measures and governance structures that will further aid the development of African football. Such workshops are not only crucial for CAF, but for the African game in its totality” concluded Mukuna.
Details for the next CAF Governance and Finance Workshops will be communicated by CAF in due course.
CAF Member Associations Present at the three-day workshop:
Ethiopia (host), Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia, Gambia, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi.
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