Rewarding the players in Guinean and African Football is the guiding principle of the Vision Foot Management structure through the major Lengué d’Or ceremony. In this context, those responsible for Vision Foot Management held a press conference on Friday November 8, 2024 to discuss the 8th edition of the Lengué d’Or gala, scheduled for Saturday November 9, 2024, in a reception venue of the capital, Conakry.
The press conference took place in the conference room of the Guinean Football League, where Aboubacar Kamissoko, CEO of Vision Foot Management and General Commissioner of Lengué d’Or, was accompanied by his team managers as well as several guests came from Guinea and neighboring countries.
Announcing the details of this 8th edition of the Lengué d’Or in front of a gathered audience of journalists and partners of the event, the General Commissioner Aboubacar Kamissoko began his remarks by thanking the national and international partners who associated their brands with this grandiose event aimed at promoting African athletes: “With all my heart, I express our immense gratitude to our partners for their trust. Today, we wish to make this event a showcase in Africa to encourage our African athletes. We aim to establish the African championships as a model of excellence on a global scale. For example, if this year a Guinean wins the Lengué d’Or, next year it could be a Malian from the Malian championship, an Ivorian from the Ivorian league. , or a Nigerian from the Nigerian championship, etc. Because I believe that the African Ballon d’Or is not really African It is always the players from the European leagues who win the African Ballon d’Or, not players from the various ones. African leagues,” underlined Aboubacar Kamissoko, the Commissioner General of Lengué d’Or.
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Evoking the new features of this 8th edition of the Lengué d’Or, the main speaker of the ceremony underlined: “For this eighth edition, we have decided to introduce new elements. The first innovation is that this ceremony is now internationalized and will see the participation of other sub-regional countries. Our goal is also to make Guinea the center of recognition of African merit. We are doing our best in difficult circumstances. We have created a Sports Transition Prize. resulting from the observation that many former athletes have difficulty securing their life after their career. This is one of the major innovations. We also have awards for the best young male and female prospects,” announced Aboubacar Kamissoko.
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Here is a list of some nominees for this 8th edition of the Lengué d’Or, announced by the Commissioner General Aboubacar Kamissoko: “Former Milo FC player, Abdoulaye Yonta, who currently plays in the Tanzanian league, Alhassane Iyangha Camara from Hafia, as well as of women’s football players The prize for the best coach of the year and that of the referees will also be presented.
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