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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>Fifa\u2019s Chief of Global Football Development Arse\u0300ne Wenger believes that Africa must develop stronger clubs in order to foster football on the continent.<\/b><\/p>\n

The former Arsenal FC manager highlighted the matter after witnessing arguably the best edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Wenger, 74, was part of the crowd which witnessed tournament hosts Ivory Coast defeat Nigeria 2-1 in the Afcon final inside the Stade Alassane Ouattara d\u2019Ebimpe\u0301 in the capital Abidjan a week ago.<\/p>\n

No much space<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been remarkable improvements since the last tournament,\u201d he said in an interview this week. A total 52 matches were played by 24 teams, yielding 119 goals for the highest tally ever at an Afcon edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, it was a tournament of the small margins between the teams,\u201d said Wenger. \u201cThe phenomenon that we have seen there is that there was little space to play. The compactness of the team was what we had already seen in Doha at the 2022 Fifa World Cup. And, it looks to be a trend in the world, that teams don\u2019t give space away,\u201d he explained the teams\u2019 tactical set-ups.<\/p>\n

The quality of football displayed at Afcon is something Wenger wants to be consistent but more importantly, displayed at the Fifa World Cup in 2026. And key to harnessing this progress is improving club structures in Africa.<\/p>\n

Stronger African clubs<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThese (African) countries lose their players because they cannot afford to keep them. And, we need to build stronger clubs,\u201d he stressed. \u201cAnd, to make stronger clubs, to have stronger competitions is vital, because that was the success of Europe – they have strong clubs and good education and we want that: to develop that as well in Africa – everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Majority of the players at Afcon hailed from French and English top-tier leagues with Africa\u2019s most present league being South Africa\u2019s with 29 players, according to Caf\u2019s technical study group.<\/p>\n

To counter that going forward, Wenger and his team at Fifa are working to develop infrastructure and improve football education of young players in Africa. \u201cOver the next six months and one year, it\u2019s to open more academies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now close to opening a new one in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Zambia and we want to develop five new academies there and, at the end of 2026, we\u2019ll have 75 academies all over the world. That means football education has moved forward and that\u2019s what we\u2019re focusing on at the moment,\u201d added the man who won three Premier League titles with Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Wenger\u2019s team is running a talent development system globally which recently changed the youth system to organise a Fifa U17 World Cup every year for quick talent development.<\/p>\n

AFCON 2023 – RESULTS<\/b>
\nFINAL<\/b>
\nNigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast<\/p>\n

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF<\/b>
\nSouth Africa 0-0 (6-5 pens) DR Congo<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS<\/b><\/p>\n

Nigeria 1-1 (4-2 pens) South Africa
\nIvory Coast 1-0 DR Congo<\/p>\n

QUARTERFINALS<\/b><\/p>\n

Nigeria 1-0 Angola
\nGuinea 1-3 DR Congo
\nMali 1-2 Ivory Coast
\nCape Verde 0-0 (1-2 pens) South Africa<\/p>\n

TOURNAMENT AWARDS<\/b><\/p>\n

Man of the Competition: William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)
\nGolden Boot: Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)
\nBest Goalkeeper: Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
\nBest Young Player: Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)
\nFair Play Award: South Africa<\/p>\n

AFCON 2023 STATISTICS<\/b><\/p>\n

Matches played: 52
\nGoals scored: 119 (2.29 per match)
\nAttendance: 1,109,593 (21,338 per match)
\nSquad Contributions: French Ligue 1 (80 players), Premier League (50), Bundesliga & Serie A (20 each)
\nAfrican Leagues Contributions: South Africa (29), Tanzania (19), Egypt (19), Morocco (4), Tunisia (4)<\/p>\n

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