Fieasf:Nataniel Likpete Elected vice-president of the

The elective General Assembly of the provisional office of the International Federation of French-speaking Sports Schools and Academies (Fieasf) took place on saturday 22 August 2020. At the end of this Assembly, Beninese Nataniel Likpete was given the post of vice-president. In this interview, he tells us about the Fieasf and its objectives before urging Beninese training centers to integrate the said Federation.

You are the vice-president of Fieasf. Why an International Federation of French-speaking Sports Schools and Academies ?
Fieasf is a non-profit association for the promotion of Olympic values ​​through schools and sports academies.. We are also here for continued promotion, distance training and high-level training monitoring for our affiliated athletes. So, the Saturday 22 august 2020, it was the big day. Our first General Assembly which allowed us to already install a provisional international committee for the formation of our federal international office.

We know you, president of the Apec Center in Tanguiéta, Benin.. How did you become one of the founding members of the Federation? ?

I left Benin for Senegal with certain players including Youssouf Assogba who you know very well. Arrived in Senegal, I was recruited by the “ASEC High Level” football school in Tambacounda as Executive Director. As such, I am the direct representative of the center here in Senegal and around the world. This is how I was contacted by ACASSMA of Haiti for a collaboration which will lead to the creation of a Federation. This is what was done this Saturday 22 August when the delegates did me the honor of making me vice-president of the said Federation.

President, tell us, what happens to the players trained by APEC of Tanguiéta ?

Young Beninese footballers trained at APEC are now playing in various championships abroad : in France with Youssouf Assogba, in Senegal in Ghana like Sossa, Berecia, and others who continue to do internships in the football schools of Tambacounda in Senegal.

A word to end our exchange…

I thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about our Federation which was created to help football training centers in the French-speaking world.. I particularly invite the training centers of Benin to join the Federation because we have a lot to gain from it..

Production : Rolando Koutchan