South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Awan Achiek
South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) on Friday receives 250,000 U.S dollars from Dubai-based business entity Tristar.
Gen. Augustino Maduot Parek, President of South Sudan Football Association said the continuous support of Tristar has played a big role in the growth and development of football in the country.
“Tristar is doing a wonderful job for the development of football in South Sudan and of course, this is one of the foreign companies that is investing in South Sudan and also investing in community development,” Maduot said during a press conference held at the SSFA headquarters in Juba.
The money will be used to cover the salaries of national team coaches, and physical trainers as well as providing team kit branding.
Maduot said Tristar’s contribution to national coaches for the last three years has reached $300,000.
“For the last three years, they have contributed 300,000 to support our national coaches and we thank the CEO of Tristar. Once we discussed the conditions, they managed to this to $250,000 and you know our financial difficulties to take care of the coaches,” he said.
“Without the coaches, you don’t have a football because training is paramount. The coaches of football are like professors of the University because if you don’t have good professors then you don’t have good graduates.”
For his part, Ravneesh Aujila, Country Manager of Tristar reaffirmed their commitment to continue to support the SSFA.
“Mr. Eugene (CEO of Tristar) has been supporting football for the last five to six years and he believes sport is the great unifier. It motivates people and improves the morale,” Aujila said.
He said the contribution would serve as a significant morale booster and fuel the passion for football in the country.
“We all know South Sudanese are very passionate about football, we have seen what doing well in football has done to the morale of South American countries like Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and even African countries like Senegal, Cameroon, and others,” Aujila said.
