Malian Football Federation awards NOC President distinction of merit
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- 29 Aug 2022
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The honour has been bestowed upon Sissoko in recognition of an "invaluable contribution" to the development of sport and football in Mali.
Sissoko is also a former African Judo Union President.
Kassim Coulibaly, FEMAFOOT's first vice-president, presented Sissoko with the honour.
Sissoko in turn hailed the award as demonstrating a good relationship between the CNOSM and national governing body for football.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were also discussed by Sissoko and Coulibaly, with the former encouraging every effort to be made to qualify for the football tournaments.
Next year's Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Morocco offers a pathway for African sides to book spots in the men's football tournament at Paris 2024.
For the women's event the Confederation of African Football is expected to organise a qualification tournament, as it did for Tokyo 2020.
Mali competed in the men's football tournament at Athens 2004, winning Group A before being knocked out by Italy in the quarter-finals.
The Malian women's side have never reached the Olympic Games. Read More...
