Nuugulu elected ASSF Southern Zone president
Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) chairperson Theofilus Nuugulu was recently elected as the Southern Zone president for the new African School Sports Federation (ASSF)’s executive committee.
The inaugural edition of the Africa Schools Championship elective assembly was held earlier this month in Casablanca, Morocco.
“Schools sport in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region resumed at a slow pace; two of the three member countries have not yet resumed. I take this as a great opportunity to see to it that schools’ sports bodies in all member countries with their governments speed up the resumption of schools sports,” Nuuguulu said in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday.
He added that having a representative in the ASSF executive is a good thing for Namibia and the zone because it will enable the region to be served better at a continental level.
“Talent identification, grassroots development and improved continental and international participation are the areas that I want to improve for our zone, as well as ensuring zonal (SADC) competitions at the Confederation of Schools Sports Associations of
Southern Africa (COSSASA) level for us to fully participate in continental championships, sourcing sponsorship for less privileged athletes, and seeing schools grow at all levels,” Nuugulu said of his immediate priorities.
Other members who were selected to serve in the ASSF exco from 2023 to 2027 are Morocco’s Youssef Belqasmi (president), deputised by three vice presidents; Soulemane Kone Mamadou (Cote d’Ivoire) as the first vice; Smith Judicael Ayadokoun (Benin) as the second vice and Joseph Olabisi Temitope from Nigeria as the third vice president.
Another Moroccan national, Maher Abdellah, is the general secretary, while Kenya’s David Exovers Ngugi is the general treasurer.
Uganda’s Justus Mugisha is the East zone president, the North Zone president is Abdelhafid Izem (Algeria), the Central Zone president is Valerie Lebondo (Gabon) and Togo’s Ayouba Zibo is the West Zone president.
The five assessors are Imane Mohammed Hassan (Egypt), Drame Djibril (Mali), Aaida Linglize (Tunisia), Christopher Mugisha Banage (Uganda) and Abuy Mokoko Roberto Nzang (Equatorial Guinea).