South Sudan Football Federation approves plan for women football JUBA, 29 May 2013 (NASS) - The board of directors’ South Sudan Football Federation has approved 2013 budget of about 8 million SSP for the development of women football in South Sudan. This budget will also support the training and capacity development of South Sudanese referees and the coaches.
This budget and plan were unveiled during a meeting of the board of directors of the South Sudan Football Federation. In the same meeting, the board also agreed on the participation of women teams in the continental and international tournaments. According to the board, South Sudan women will be participating in world championship for the ages not more than 20 years in Canada and adults in Namibia. The board of directors of South Sudan Football Federation further adopted a resolution upgrading seven subsidiary unions into the local union during the meeting. The union is expected to form a committee to visit the subsidiary unions before the end of November this year to come up with a report to make the final decision in its general assembly meeting which is due to take place in February next year. The sub-unions recommended for upgrading are Lanya, Mundri, Tonj, Manj Biomnom, Maban and Baliet to make 23 local unions in South Sudan. Professor Sestelo Juba who is the secretary general of the union disclosed the European Union is working to organize tournaments across the country especially in areas where there are sporting activities and recognized unions. He said opportunities are still open for the rest of the unions to comply with their request for the approval. He explained the visit of the technical committee to the unions for inspection would be for the procedure as well. He further said that the federation will put some conditions into consideration just like what was done to previous unions stressing that a union should at least have two playgrounds. Reported by Makeir Wen Buk / Translated by Martin Jada Gabriel “South Sudan oil flow benefits both Sudans”, RSS JUBA, May 28, 2013 –The flow of South Sudan oil is for the economic benefit of the people of the Republic of Sudan, South Sudan and the region, South Sudan government spokesman Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin has said. Dr. Benjamin made these remarks today while reacting to threats issued by Sudanese President Omar El Bashir that he would shut down the flow of South Sudan’s oil “should South Sudan continue its support to the rebels” fighting his government in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. President Bashir is reported to have made the threats on Monday while addressing a gathering to celebrate the Sudanese Army takeover of Abu Kershola, an area previously held by the rebels. “The oil is part of the Cooperation Agreement, we would expect the Republic of Sudan to respect the agreements they peg their signatures to”, said Dr. Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin, who is also South Sudan’s Minister of Information, re-echoed the country’s stance on severed ties with the rebels of Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF). The rebels from the two regions of Kordofan and Blue Nile fought alongside the South in the two decades long civil war against Khartoum government. However, South Sudan parted ways with them when it attained independence in July 2011. “The accusations labeled against South Sudan that it is supporting the rebels fighting the Sudanese government are false”, Dr. Benjamin said. South Sudan government, he said, is committed to the full implementation of the Cooperation Agreement. He urged the government of Sudan to use established mechanisms in the African Union Roadmap to channel any disputes as recommended by the Cooperation Agreement. Dr. Benjamin said that Presidents Bashir and Salva Kiir Mayardit met on May 24 in Addis Ababa on the margins of AU Jubilee celebration and agreed to fast track the process of creating border crossing points which he said would facilitate the easy movement of people and goods between the two countries. Reported by Matata Safi “Strengthen UNISFA”, Kiir urges AU/PSC ADDIS ABABA, May 27 2013 – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU/PSC) to strengthen the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) following the killing of the Paramount Chief Deng Koul Deng of Abyei. The late paramount chief was killed on 4 May 2013 when a convoy he was travelling in came under attack believed to have been carried out by some elements from the Messeriya Arab nomads group. One UN solider was also killed. In a meeting with the AU/SPC yesterday in Addis Ababa on the margins of the African Union Jubilee celebrations, President Kiir said the situation in the area would get worse if the UN security force is not strengthened to face the current security challenges. The AU has called for an immediate investigation in the murder of the chief with both Presidents Kiir and Omar El-Bashir pledging their support for the investigations. The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia H.E Haile Mariam Desalegn. Reported by Thomas Kenneth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqx0RG%3DYWKz60T9C7%2BQvn9524o8qXV7G7twR_ZbtaZw5w%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
