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Left: For the 2011 event, the FOOTY SPACE event included a rich entertainment programme and brought together more than 6,000 visitors, with as many as 500 participants. To close the show, Moroccan former glories took part in a game organised in their honour.


The 2012 Conference programme includes talks on “The professionalisation of African football”; “Sports Marketing” and “Stadium Security”.


TR ADE SHO WS


The EXPO-GRAPHY area pays tribute to former glories of football.


FOOT EXPO 2012:


well as Francesco Bruscoli, Director of Afri- ca within FIFA. The delegation toured all 3,000sqm of


the exhibition hall and then attended a performance of free-styling given by a small group of Moroccans, before provid- ing an opportunity for the Minister of Youth and Sports, the President of the FRMF, and Second Vice President of CAF to engage in an exercise of a penalty shoot- out against the most famous goal keeper of all time, Jean-Marie Pfaff. After this exercise in style, the delega-


tion toured the forty photos and the dozen cups displayed in the exhibition museum, before going to the conference room for an interview with the many journalists present that day.


Creating a Forum for


Football in Africa As for FOOT EXPO 2012, it will offer four spaces, all with one common goal: to create a forum for the exchange of technologies, know-how, and skills related to the profes- sional practice of football in Africa. These four distinct spaces place emphasis on all aspects of football: with the conference


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room holding up to 400 participants; a FOOTY space for games and a rich pro- gramme of entertainment; the Expo-Graphy paying tribute to former glories of football; and finally, the exhibition hall will comprise of some fifty exhibitors. FOOT EXPO is set to become an annual meeting place for all the major players who take an active part in African football.


FOOTY SPACE The 2011 event included a very rich enter-


tainment programme and brought togeth- er more than 6,000 visitors and as many as 500 participants. The FRMF hosted a GRASS ROOTS festival and FIFA held a number of women’s football matches. The University of Marrakech also hosted a tournament between high schools. Sports associations participated in the PERI-FOOT and shoot- ing training. And to close the show, Moroc- can former glories took part in a game organised in their honour. FOOT EXPO offers a platform for the


exchange of technology and know-how. As previously noted, several personalities participated in the 2011 event represent- ing various sectors of the football industry, including the Minister of Youth and


Conference Programme Highlights


■ Thursday, October 11, 10.00-17.00 “The professionalisation of African football”


■ Friday, October 12, 15.00-18.00 “Sports Marketing”


■ Saturday, October 13, 10.00-13.00 “Stadium Security”


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