According to the General Secretary of CECAFA Nicholas Musonye, all the eleven Member Associations of CECAFA have accepted to take part in the Workshop which will explore ways and means of using Sport in general and football in particular to promote peace in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) whose neighbors Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania have also been invited to attend the seminar.
CECAFA which also has programmes on HIV Aids, campaign Against Malaria, Friendship and Development etc have partnered with IOC before when they jointly organized Sports for Health seminar in
The president of IOC Jacques Rogge will also visit
Musonye has thanked IOC and Rwanda NOC for accepting his request to organise a seminar in
Musonye who has been coordinating the seminar with Sithole lauded the IOC for engaging with organizations like CECAFA to promote peace in troubled areas. He said he will continue to engage with IOC, CAF and FIFA to organize more seminars and workshops for the region on various topics. IOC has in the meantime accepted to partner with CECAFA on a number of programmes.
“CECAFA region was hardly hit by wars more than any other region in the continent so we want to over come hostilities in the region with sports for peace programs” CECACA secretary General Nicholas Musonye said in a press statement.
At the same time, Musonye has hailed
Somali Football Media Department
+25250 930226 Office
+2521 235047 Office
+2521 600601 Fax
Email:somalifootballmedia@gmail.com