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HE The President Laurent GBAGBO supports Ivorian & CEDEAO Tennis
His Excellency Mr Laurent GBAGBO, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has honoured by his presence attending the International Junior Tennis Tournament of the CEDEAO Space held in Abidjan at Hotel Ivoire from 20 to 27 August 2007.
The FIT offered the full hospitality for all participants, this Tournament saw the entry of around fifty junior players coming from 10 nations (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cap-Vert, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo et Côte d’Ivoire).
His Excellency Mr Laurent GBAGBO, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire ,has Chaired the Opening Ceremony of the tournament held on Tuesday 21 August in front a great attendency
After a full week of competition in different categories, 16 & under and 14 & under girls and boys, distinction came from players of Benin leading most of titles:
Following the Tournament, President Laurent GBABGO, faithful to his politic of under regional integration, has invited all delegations, officials and players to a Dinner at the Presidency Palace of Plateau. Very sympathetic moments, during which the Chief of the Nation has exchanged conversation with his guests about their common passion – tennis During the dinner, President GBAGBO has saluted all members of delegations, it was an emotional moment for all young players and all other persons.
At this occasion, His Excellency the President of the Republic, after presenting his compliment to Mr Georges N’Goan, President of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Tennis for all his actions to enhance the value of the Ivorian tennis internationally, wished to see Côte d’Ivoire becoming one of the leaders in sport in Africa. « I want that this land of Côte d’Ivoire will be also the land of tennis and all other sports and not only football » , said the Chief of the State who also congratulate himself for the participation of players coming from Francophone, Lusophone and Anglophone spaces of the CEDEAO.
For the Number One in Côte d’Ivoire, this remarkable presence is a sign for a real under regional integration: « CEDEAO represents for us ONE NATION and the nations which compose it are its quarters » explained the President Laurent GBAGBO.
The President of the FIT declared: « I want to thank and congratulate the President of the Republic for his support making this great event very effective by the reinforcement of the unity and solidarity between youth of the CEDEAO and to make Côte d’Ivoire one big pole ofdevelopment of the African tennis ».
The FIT offered the full hospitality for all participants, this Tournament saw the entry of around fifty junior players coming from 10 nations (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cap-Vert, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo et Côte d’Ivoire).
His Excellency Mr Laurent GBAGBO, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire ,has Chaired the Opening Ceremony of the tournament held on Tuesday 21 August in front a great attendency
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HE Mr Laurent GBAGBO |
After a full week of competition in different categories, 16 & under and 14 & under girls and boys, distinction came from players of Benin leading most of titles:
- Girls 14 & under: Victory of Fawzia Ibrahim from Benin defeating Nigerian Akewula Biola.
- Girls 16 & under: Victory of Stéphanie N’Tcha from Benin defeating Ghanaian Emma Kudjoe.
- Doubles Girls and Boys : Victory of Benin Team, Stéphanie N’Tcha & Fawzia Ibrahim in Girls and Benin Team, Tunde Segodo & Yakpa Magloire in Boys.
- In the Boys 14 & under, Ghanaian Japhet Bagerbaseh defeated Tunde Segodo from Benin, however in the 16 & under, Alipoe Bernard from Togo won the title against Yakpa Magloire from Benin.
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Following the Tournament, President Laurent GBABGO, faithful to his politic of under regional integration, has invited all delegations, officials and players to a Dinner at the Presidency Palace of Plateau. Very sympathetic moments, during which the Chief of the Nation has exchanged conversation with his guests about their common passion – tennis During the dinner, President GBAGBO has saluted all members of delegations, it was an emotional moment for all young players and all other persons.
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At this occasion, His Excellency the President of the Republic, after presenting his compliment to Mr Georges N’Goan, President of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Tennis for all his actions to enhance the value of the Ivorian tennis internationally, wished to see Côte d’Ivoire becoming one of the leaders in sport in Africa. « I want that this land of Côte d’Ivoire will be also the land of tennis and all other sports and not only football » , said the Chief of the State who also congratulate himself for the participation of players coming from Francophone, Lusophone and Anglophone spaces of the CEDEAO.
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HE Georges N’GOAN |
For the Number One in Côte d’Ivoire, this remarkable presence is a sign for a real under regional integration: « CEDEAO represents for us ONE NATION and the nations which compose it are its quarters » explained the President Laurent GBAGBO.
The President of the FIT declared: « I want to thank and congratulate the President of the Republic for his support making this great event very effective by the reinforcement of the unity and solidarity between youth of the CEDEAO and to make Côte d’Ivoire one big pole ofdevelopment of the African tennis ».
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