Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beirut: The Lebanese Football Association believes the AFC Kick Off Development Programme will strengthen its clubs and league management as well as marketing efforts, said General Secretary Jihad Al Chohof.
A team from the Kick Off programme paid a visit to Lebanon from May 17 to 19 to help develop football in the West Asian nation.
The visit began with the AFC delegation, led by AFC Head of Development Stuart Larman, paying a courtesy visit to LFA Vice President Raymond Semaan before a presentation by the AFC Kick Off delegation took place.
Then there were presentations by the LFA on its competitions structure, media, marketing and other aspects.
“We would like to thank the AFC Kick Off team for coming to Lebanon and meeting with all LFA's stakeholders,” said Al Chohof.
“We believe that the Kick Off programme can strengthen the club and league management and provide support in marketing the league.”
A meeting between the AFC delegation and LFA to plan future Kick Off activities concluded the assessment and planning visit.
The next step that will be taken under Kick Off is mentoring the league marketing, drafting basic Club Licensing Regulations for the first division league and sending them to the LFA for review and approval.
Lebanon is one of 20 countries currently benefiting from Kick Off which gives its support through a wide range of services chosen by the participating MAs.