The Africa Sport Expo 2025 kicked off on Thursday 18th December in Casablanca, as France confirmed its status as the guest country of honour for the 2025 edition.
The highlight of the day: the conference
Morocco-France: a partnership of excellence at the service of major sporting events
To open this conference, and as a sign of the quality of relations between our countries, a joint statement was made by Ms Nawal El Moutawakel, gold medallist in the first women’s 400m hurdles in Olympic history (Los Angeles, 1984), former Minister of Sport in Morocco, Vice-President of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee and member of the IOC, accompanied by Mr Damien Combredet-Blassel, our French Ambassador for Sport, who was present alongside the France Sport Expertise collective.
Following the success of this conference, the official inauguration of the 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲!
In attendance: Ms Nawal El Moutawakel, French Ambassador to Morocco H.E Christophe Lecourtier, the French Consul General in Casablanca, Mr Aymeric Chuzeville, the French Ambassador for Sport, H.E Damien Combredet-Blassel, Ms Marie-Cécile Tardieu, Deputy Director General in charge of attractiveness at Business France, and Mr Vincent Toussaint, Head of the Regional Economic Department in Rabat within the Directorate General of the Treasury
France Sport Expertise and its members extend their gratitude to all our speakers, local and institutional partners, as well as the public, for their warm welcome and trust during this first day.
Together, we are building the future sporting successes of the African continent.
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