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It is crystal clear they went to the Palace 4 nothing.

It's your team which is finished not BIG Team Chelsea Football Club

At the time when some parts of the SADC Region are faced with challenges caused by drought, countries may be compelled to disinvest in sport and reallocate resources to food security.

Competition for resources will undoubtedly create challenges for the sport development sector leading to failure in meeting targets.

With the looming climate change induced financial constraints which may result in reduced funding to the sector, how can sport organisations respond and adapt to ensure sustainability?

While governments continue to be the largest funders of sport development, there is urgent need for sport organisations to devise and implement strategies for sustainable resource mobilisation.

It is time for novel and creative thinking.

Think outside the BOX!

Need I say more?

Former Cameroon and Barcelona football star Samuel Eto'o has criticized Africa's football industry for losing a lot of money due to a lack of investment.
He stated that the first player transfers between Africa and Europe typically cost between 1 and 2 million euros, but the same player six months later is sold for 30 to 40 million euros.

Eto'o emphasized that African football development is not in the interest of Europeans. "We who have lived in Europe have seen this way of making money, and we want those around us and those who invest in football to make money. Football is a money-making affair. You have to invest, have a plan for it, and work towards the returns," Eto'o said in an interview with France 24.

DW

(We agree with these sentiments. Africa must not wait for Europe to develop its sport)

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I say this again, if we invest more in women’s sport, Africa can begin to win more medals at all levels.

Commendations to all African female athletes and teams for being resilient and hardworking in an environment that favours the male athlete.

Below is an excerpt from an article I wrote for the News Diggers in March 2023 on the importance of athlete selection policies.

An Athlete Selection Policy governs the rationale for decisions that are made in selecting athletes’ inclusion in a team, event or programme. It provides clear guidance and understanding of the criteria that sport organisations or team ought to follow to ensure transparency in the selection of athletes. Athlete Selection Policies protect the rights of the athlete as well as those involved in the selection process such as coaches.

The aim of the policy is to ensure all athletes receive an equal opportunity to be selected to participate in the said event, programme or competition provided they have satisfied the necessary selection criteria.

Additionally, an athlete selection policy provides a fair and unbiased selection process, which facilitates the selection of the best team of athletes who will potentially achieve the best results when representing a team or country.

There are many benefits attributable to a sound athlete selection policy. However, many countries and sport organisations operate without such policies rendering their selection of athletes problematic and ineffective. Absence of selection policies can have the following consequences:

1. Selection of athletes without the potential to perform favourably or win medals in competitions.
2. Dissatisfaction and chaos among members of sports bodies including athletes.
3. Lawsuits by athletes affected by a lack of a proper selection process.
4. Loss of public confidence in a particular team or sport organisation.

Many African countries have no National Athlete Selection Policies that guide overarching sport organisations such as the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and Sports Councils on effective strategies for selecting the right athletes with potential to win medals in competitions.

To complement Athlete Selection Policies, Sport Prioritisation policies must be established to ensure only sport codes that meet national and international regulations and are in good standing participate in competitions especially those funded by governments or NOCs.

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