DECISION ON THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL
(Doc.Assembly/AU.8 (VI)) Add.11
The Assembly:
1. RECALLS that the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which was founded in Khartoum, The Sudan, in 1957 by South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia and The Sudan, will celebrate its Fiftieth Anniversary in 2007;
2. ACKNOWLEDGES the invaluable contribution of CAF to the development of the game of football in the Continent while protecting the interests of Africa in the international arena;
3. ACKNOWLEDGES ALSO the efforts of CAF in the promotion of unity, solidarity, peace and reconciliation, its humanitarian activities and its participation in preventive education campaigns against scourges affecting the youth of the Continent;
4. DECLARES 2007 «International Year of African Footbalb;
5. INVITES all Member States to support their national football associations in the organization of the Fiftieth Anniversary of CAF in 2007, while highlighting the hosting of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010;
6. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to cooperate with CAF in its efforts to achieve this objective and submit a report on the celebration in 2008.