World soccer governing body,FIFA,has launched the first ever FIFA Talent Academy in Africa in Nouakchott, Mauritania, towards unearthing of talents and development of the game in the country.

The academy, situated at the headquarters of the Mauritania Football Federation (FFRIM), underlines Mauritania’s pioneering efforts and status in global football as well as being a prime example of an institution that has gone from strength to strength under the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS).

The TDS, led by FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger, was launched in 2022 with the aim of helping MA’s to fulfil their potential by ensuring that every talented player has a chance to be detected and developed. It also seeks to enforce measures taken to reduce the disparity in the level of football between difference regions of the world.

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