Chad turns to LALIGA in historic deal to transform football and unearth the next generation of stars

Chad has signed a historic multi-year consultancy agreement with LALIGA aimed at transforming and professionalizing football in the Central African country, with a focus on talent development, training and institutional strengthening.

The agreement between LALIGA and the Chadian Ministry of Youth and Sports was formalized at the headquarters of the Spanish League in Madrid during a visit by the Minister of Sports, Naïr Abakar, and a Chadian delegation.

Within the framework of this partnership, LALIGA will bring its football experience and methodology to help Chad build sustainable structures while working together with local institutions and professionals.

The first phase will include a national talent identification campaign and the establishment of a system to monitor the progress of promising players.

LALIGA will also provide technical support for the design and structure of the planned National Football Academy in Chad, while coaches, administrators and sports executives will receive specialized training.

The partnership will also include a strategic assessment of Chad’s national league, with recommendations and a roadmap expected to guide its development and professionalization.

Abakar said the initiative aims to provide young Chadian players with better development opportunities, while strengthening the clubs and improving the competitiveness of the national league.

“Our ambition for Chadian football is to offer our young players the right environment to develop, allow our clubs to grow and make our league more competitive,” he said.

LALIGA president Javier Tebas said the organization will share its knowledge and methodology adapting the project to the specific needs of Chadian football.

Subsequent phases are expected to focus on the operational development of the National Academy, the continued identification and monitoring of players and the implementation of reforms for clubs and national competitions.

LALIGA described the initiative as an unprecedented collaboration of its kind for the organization in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Spanish league says it has carried out more than 1,000 sports development projects in 60 countries since 2015.