A partnership agreement has been signed on 24 October 2020 between the Confederation of
African Football (CAF) and the International Center for Sport Security (ICSS), aimed at
enhancing safety, security, integrity, and youth empowerment programs within African
football.
The agreement signed in Morocco, will see the two organizations work together to develop
training programs and to ensure the highest level of safety and security within the CAF Member
Associations.
Both CAF and ICSS will collaborate on several different projects. Among the projects set to be
undertaken by the two organizations are training programmes aimed at educating security
officers, supporting the growth of a professional network of security personnel in Africa and
continuing to develop the security operations through joint programmes within Football
Federations, Leagues, Clubs, Academies and other stakeholders including those operating at the
grass-roots levels.
“CAF is a values-driven organization connecting players and communities across Africa. Good
governance and safety are key pillars of CAF Transformation plan. Security and integrity are top
priorities for us, and a basic requirement for any football match to take place. I particularly take
to heart the issue of young players. Young athletes are not commodities. They are human beings
and must be treated as such. We are proud to be a leading voice in the drive to protect, promote
and safeguard football and its fans. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with ICSS,” said
Ahmad Ahmad, CAF President.
For CAF, football has the unique ability to inspire young and old alike. The organization wishes to
make it a powerful educational tool for our youth, openness to others and their differences as
well as a powerful platform for building safe relationships between individuals and communities
in order to promote peace, good values and health, especially among young people who are most
at risk.
ICSS Chairman Mr. Mohammed HANZAB said: “On behalf of the ICSS, I would like to thank
President Ahmad and CAF for its commitment to safeguarding football in Africa (the fastest
growing and most diverse football regions in the world) and can’t wait to advancing efforts with
them to address the very real challenges football now faces to its security and credibility
