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The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is set to inaugurate the rehabilitated Nsanje Youth Centre tomorrow, [Friday] fulfilling its commitment to complete the project within the first half of the year.
FIFA Foundation provided $500,000 in funding for the rehabilitation of the facility, which was severely impacted by Cyclone Idai in 2019.
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FAM Competitions and Communications Director Gomezgani Zakazaka confirmed that the Association has kept its promise of opening the facility within the first half of the year.
The project includes the construction of a modern football pitch, installation of a solar-powered irrigation system, and the addition of a wire perimeter fence, a VIP stand, and dressing rooms for teams and officials.
In March the FAM President Fleetwood Haiya alongside FIFA foundation official Mellisa Cuzzani visited the facility, and we assured the public that the facility will be inaugurated before end of June.
“We are glad that we have beaten that deadline and are finally handing over the facility to the people of Nsanje. This facility will play a huge role to bridge the gap between the elite teams and amateur teams,” Zakazaka tells FAM Media.
FAM President Fleetwood Haiya, alongside Ministry of Youth & Sports officials, is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony, which will feature a football match between Umodzi FC and Nsanje
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