Tennis Africa News
Inauguration of the Francophone Tennis Training Centre in Dakar - ITF/CAT/FST 28 -29 January
In his quality of President of the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT), Mr. Tarak Chérif made a work visit in Senegal from January 27th until the 29th, 2009 to preside the official ceremony of the inauguration of the new Francophone Tennis Training Centre based in the Senegalese capital and to work out a protocol of co-operation between the CAT and the CONFEJES (Conference of the Ministers for the Youth and the Sports of the States having the French in common).Mr. Chérif was accompanied by Mr. Dave Miley, Executive Director of Development at the International Tennis Federation. The President of the “Fédération Sénégalaise de Tennis” has also invited Mr Mohamed M’jid, President of the “Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis”.
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During his speech made for the inauguration of the Francophone Tennis Training Centre ITF/CAT/FST, Mr. Tarak Chérif has notably indicated that one of the major priorities of the Confederation of African Tennis leans on the installation of adequate facilities for the young African elite by the creation of Tennis Training Centres of high efficiency in the various areas of Africa.
This Centre just got added to the Anglophone Centre that works in Pretoria in South Africa since 2003 and that the CAT’s will reside to go forward and to continue to offer to the young elite of African tennis the favourable conditions to develop their potential.
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