Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Government guaranteed, today, “the support that is necessary” to the senior men’s handball team that will represent Cape Verde at the African Cup of Nations 2022, taking place from 9 to 18 July in Egypt. The Prime Minister went this morning to Gimno Desportivo, Cidade da Praia, to leave words of encouragement and encouragement for the national team that leaves for Egypt in the early hours of this Thursday at .
“The handball team has had a very strong performance. It is the first team that participated in a World Cup, in conditions still of a pandemic, and has represented Cabo Verde at the highest level”, noted Ulisses Correia e Silva, in statements to journalists after wishing “good luck” to the national team.
For the chief executive, Cape Verde has players of great “value” and praised the “strong” contribution of the Cape Verdean diaspora “because the selection has many players who militate in countries where Cape Verde has a very significant community”.
Selection waiting for sponsors
In turn, the president of the Cabo Verdean Handball Federation (FCA), António Teixeira, said that the institution has already obtained an amount that guarantees between 60 and 70 percent (%) of the expenses and that they are currently depending on the sponsors. .
“We have an official sponsor that is CVMovel, we also have Enapor, and we are waiting for the sponsorships that may come in, so that we do not have losses”, said the federative leader, recognizing that the country is going through a “difficult” situation.
“I think that each of us should make a contribution so that these players, who managed to be in a world championship for the first time, can also be in this CAN and with the goal of being in the world championship again”, appealed the FCA president.
In relation to the fact that the Cape Verde selection already obtains only 70% of the budget, Ulisses Correia e Silva assured that the Government will, together with some companies, obtain contributions since, as he explained, associating the sponsorship is binding a marks a winning group.
“Whatever is the necessary complement, the Government, through this partnership with companies, will try to cover”, promised the prime minister.
The Cape Verdean team is part of Group C of the competition, side by side with the national teams of Tunisia and Nigeria.
Cape Verde starts its campaign in CAN’202 on the 12th of July against Nigeria and five days later, on the 17th of the same month, it faces Tunisia.
According to the regulations of the African Handball Confederation, the first two classified in each group qualify for the second phase.
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