Archive for August, 2011

GOAL Programme – Zimbabwe Football

Issued by FIFA.com

Football in Zimbabwe

Football is clearly the number one sport in Zimbabwe, both in terms of the number of active players and attendances at matches. The Zimbabwean national team is currently among the Top 10 in Africa, mainly due to their many appearances in international competitions organised by FIFA, CAF and COSAFA (Confederation of South African Football Associations) at senior and junior level, as well as in women’s football. In Group 6 of the qualifying round for the African Cup of Nations 2004, Zimbabwe finished second behind Mali despite having the same number of points. Their inferior goal difference proved to be crucial in the end. Zimbabwe have won the COSAFA Cup once (2000), and the national youth team has won the COSAFA Cup twice. The women’s team is among the Top 5 in Africa and qualified for the Final of the COSAFA Women’s Cup in 2002. Over 20 Zimbabwean players currently play professional football in South Africa. Other players have made the breakthrough in Europe, including Peter Ndlovu (Sheffield United, England) and Banjani Mwaruwaru (Auxerre, France). George Shaya has been crowned Zimbabwe Player of the Year five times.

Second Goal project

On 2 June 2009, the Goal Bureau approved the Zimbabwe Football Association’s second project, which was necessary to complete and renovate the infrastructures constructed as part of the country’s first Goal project. The improvements made include the completion of the earthwork and construction of a football pitch, the construction of dressing rooms, floodlighting, and improving access routes to the technical centre.

Use of FAP funds

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Project
Extension of the national technical centre
Project approved on
2 June 2009
Status
Implementation
Financed by
Goal USD 400,000 Total cost              USD       400,000

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 Blog, FIFA No Comments

Donate to CARE and World Vision

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ACT Global Sports invites the synthetic turf industry to join us in offering support to CARE and World Vision to respond to the serious drought and hunger concerns in Eastern Africa.

For more information and to donate to the Horn of Africa Food Crisis through CARE please click here. To donate through World Vision, please click here.

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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 Blog, Company Updates No Comments

United Nations Global Compact: 2011 Communication on Progress

Dear Valuable Stakeholders,

ACT Global Sports is proud to be a steadfast member of the United Nations Global Compact for the past four years. In continuation, our entire global family has put their best foot forward toward higher advancements in the synthetic turf market and the worldwide communities in which we serve. We are extremely pleased with the growth we have endured in the past year to include the encouraged principles outlined by the United Nations Global Compact.

With our expanding global footprint we embrace all cultures and communities which encompass our synthetic turf industry. With delicate humanitarian consideration, ACT Global Sports does everything we can to understand and harmonize the needs of our employees, partners and the marketplace.

We are leading the way in our industry through the guidelines set forth by the United Nations Global Compact. These principles connect our understanding of the turf industry with the world around us for mutual success. By submission of our 2011 annual report we anticipate others will see the value of the basic principles of the Global Compact to also engage in this shared wealth of knowledge and implications for a better tomorrow.

Best regards,

/s/ John Baize
Managing Director

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We invite you to download our full 2011 Communication on Progress PDF version here or read the report online at www.actglobalsports.com/UnitedNationsGlobalCompact_ACTGlobalSports.html.

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Monday, August 1st, 2011 Blog, Company Updates, Environment No Comments