JANUARY 2021 - VOL II ISSUE I
INTRODUCTION
THE WORLD HEAVED A OF SIGH RELIEF WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK 12 MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 31ST 2020 ACROSS TIME ZONES OF THE GLOBE MARKING THE END TO A YEAR THAT EVERYONE WANTED TO GET PAST , AND FORGET FOR GOOD . TO SAY IT IS A YEAR THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN ANY TIME SOON IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT . AS THE SECONDS TICKED AWAY TO WELCOME THE START OF A NEW YEAR , THE RAUCOUS SHOUTS OF HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM FAMILY MEMBERS COUPLED WITH FIRECRACKERS GOING OFF OUTSIDE AS NEIGHBORS CELEBRATED THE END OF A NIGHTMARISH YEAR AND START OF A NEW ONE , THE YEAR 2021 WAS WELCOMED .
2020 WAS SIMPLY EXTREMELY CHALLENGING ON MANY LEVELS , BESIDES THE HEALTH PANDEMIC THAT BROUGHT BIG AS WELL AS SMALL NATIONS TO THEIR KNEES . THE IMPACT OF THE DEVASTATION IS NOT ONLY BEING FELT CURRENTLY AS WE FIGHT TO SEE AN END TO THE PANDEMIC BUT WILL BE LINGERING FOR YEARS TO COME .
THE AFRICA SPORTS MONTHLY TEAM DECIDED THAT REGARDLESS OF THE PAIN AND TRAUMA OF 2020 THAT WE LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR AND WHAT HAPPENED TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE FOR THE FUTURE , BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHICH BODES WELL FOR THE FUTURE OF SPORTS IN AFRICA AND SO WE COMPILED SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR READERS , AND HERE THEY ARE :
AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP HOSTS GROUNDBREAKING PAN-AFRICAN SPORTS SUMMIT
AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP ; AFRICA ’ S FIRST PRIVATE PAN- AFRICAN SPORTS CORPORATION HOSTED THE FIRST EVER PAN- AFRICAN SPORTS CONFERENCE ON AFRICA DAY 2020 BRINGING STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINENT AND INTERNATIONALLY TO ADDRESS THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE : " THE FUTURE OF SPORTS IN AFRICA – POST
COVID-19 ". THE CONFERENCE WHICH REACHED ITS CLIMAX ON THE SECOND AND FINAL DAY ( MAY 25TH 2020 ) HAD THE ONLY AFRICAN FIFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR ( 1995 ), NOW PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE MANNEH OPONG WEAH GIVE THE KEYNOTE SPEECH . THE EVENT WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WITH A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION FOR SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT SPORTING BODIES ACROSS THE CONTINENT .
AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP WILL HOST ITS 2ND EDITION OF THE CONFERENCE IN 2021 VIRTUALLY AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM MAY 23RD – 25TH WITH THE THEME - " REVIVING THE SPORTS INDUSTRY IN AFRICA AFTER COVID-19 ". THE EVENT PROMISES TO BE A STELLAR GATHERING WITH A BRILLIANT LINEUP OF SPEAKERS AND DISTIGUSIHED GUESTS .
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