{"id":73472,"date":"2026-01-03T17:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gabon\/politique\/paul-ulrich-kessany-zategwa-nomme-jeunesse-et-sports"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:45:36","slug":"paul-ulrich-kessany-zategwa-nomme-jeunesse-et-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gabon\/sports\/paul-ulrich-kessany-zategwa-nomme-jeunesse-et-sports","title":{"rendered":"Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa Nomm\u00e9 Jeunesse et Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gabon. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa nomme\u0301 ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports. Ancien international gabonais et jusque-la\u0300 Conseiller spe\u0301cial du Chef de l\u2019E\u0301tat, il he\u0301rite d\u2019un de\u0301partement strate\u0301gique au moment ou\u0300 le sport gabonais traverse l\u2019une des pe\u0301riodes les plus de\u0301licates de son histoire sportive.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>La nomination de l\u2019ex-Panthe\u0300re intervient dans un climat marque\u0301 par la contre-performance de l\u2019e\u0301quipe nationale de football. E\u0301limine\u0301es de\u0300s les phases de poule lors de la coupe d\u2019Afrique des nations, les Panthe\u0300res ont e\u0301te\u0301 au c\u0153ur d\u2019une de\u0301cision forte des autorite\u0301s: la dissolution du staff technique, celle de l\u2019e\u0301quipe nationale, ainsi que la mise a\u0300 l\u2019e\u0301cart de deux figures emble\u0301matiques, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang et Bruno Ecuele Manga. Une se\u0301quence qui a profonde\u0301ment secoue\u0301 l\u2019opinion sportive et relance\u0301 le de\u0301bat sur la gouvernance du football gabonais.<\/p>\n<p>Au-dela\u0300 du seul football, c\u2019est l\u2019e\u0301tat de sante\u0301 global du sport national qui interroge. Les championnats nationaux sont a\u0300 l\u2019arre\u0302t dans plusieurs disciplines, les infrastructures demeurent insuffisantes ou mal entretenues, et les fe\u0301de\u0301rations font face a\u0300 des difficulte\u0301s structurelles, financie\u0300res et organisationnelles. Les athle\u0300tes, souvent livre\u0301s a\u0300 eux-me\u0302mes, peinent a\u0300 be\u0301ne\u0301ficier d\u2019un accompagnement a\u0300 la hauteur de leurs ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Dans ce contexte, la de\u0301signation d\u2019un ancien sportif de haut niveau a\u0300 la te\u0302te du ministe\u0300re suscite de nombreux espoirs. Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa connai\u0302t de l\u2019inte\u0301rieur les re\u0301alite\u0301s du terrain, les attentes des athle\u0300tes et les dysfonctionnements des structures sportives. Pour nombre d\u2019acteurs du milieu, ce profil pourrait favoriser une approche plus pragmatique et mieux adapte\u0301e aux urgences du secteur.<\/p>\n<p>Les priorite\u0301s du nouveau ministre sont attendues sur plusieurs fronts: relance des compe\u0301titions nationales, assainissement de la gestion des fe\u0301de\u0301rations, redynamisation de la formation des jeunes, et restauration de la cre\u0301dibilite\u0301 des se\u0301lections nationales. Autant de chantiers qui ne\u0301cessiteront des de\u0301cisions rapides et des moyens conse\u0301quents.<\/p>\n<p>A\u0300 l\u2019heure ou\u0300 le sport gabonais cherche un second souffle, la nomination de Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa apparai\u0302t comme un pari. Celui de voir un ancien international transformer son expe\u0301rience en levier de re\u0301formes, pour remettre la jeunesse et le sport au c\u0153ur du projet national. Les prochains mois diront si cette confiance place\u0301e en un homme du se\u0301rail sportif saura se traduire en re\u0301sultats concrets sur le terrain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Betines Makosso<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Retrouvez plus d\u2019actualit\u00e9s et d\u2019analyses sur <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gabon<\/span> sur le site <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gabon. Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa nomme\u0301 ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports. Ancien international gabonais et jusque-la\u0300 Conseiller spe\u0301cial du Chef de l\u2019E\u0301tat, il he\u0301rite d\u2019un de\u0301partement strate\u0301gique au moment ou\u0300 le sport gabonais traverse l\u2019une des pe\u0301riodes les plus de\u0301licates de son histoire sportive. 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