Ivoire Académie - A unique platform for players, coaches and clubs
1. A unique platform for players, trainers,
clubs and all shareholders willing to
develop a sustainable and professional
sport industry in West Africa
January 2015
Introducing Ivoire Académie
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RECRUITING, PLAYERS DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURES MANAGEMENT & SPORT MARKETING
Our main occupation is to scout and to develop football players as well as to market services related
to the sport&entertainment industry
Scouting
Post-training
support
Infrastructures
Management
Sport Events Sport MarketingTraining
Reveal accomplished Men and football players
• The only club dedicated to players development
combining an african and european expertise
• Ivoire Académie accompanied the players toward their
professional career by: 1) helping scouts to identify
talented players 2) following the performances and
supporting the hosting club to enhance the player
adaptation 3) working together with the player to find a
tailored professional orientation
• Ivoire Académie hosts clubs and national team willing to
prepare a game or a competition (training camps)
• Ivoire Events organize corporate events, training camps
during school breaks and tournaments
• Ivoire Consulting provides sport marketing advices
Football players development Sport Entertainment
• The aim of the academy is to trained players capable to play in the 5 biggest european leagues
• Ivoire Académie is a unique hub for players, trainers, scouts, clubs and all shareholders willing to develop a sustainable sport
industry in West Africa
A sport business platform
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FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATION
The training center is located at 20 km from Abidjan: 30 hectares dedicated to sports and leisure
with 7 football fields, a boarding school (with a capacity of 100 beds) and a school
Overview of our facilities
Academy plan
How does the academy work ?
1. Inspired by european academies
• The players join the boarding school for the whole
week and receive trainings as well as classes
• An integrated school with 7 teachers allow the
players to follow the Ivorian education program
• A minimum of 1 game is organized every week
• The tuitions are free for all the players
2. Scouting: « gather the best players». Our scouting team
identify the best players based on their abilities to
become international football players
3. General principles
• Intelligence, technical skills, speed, tactical thinking
and competitor attitude
• Access to a professional competition via Ivoire
Académie FC, a football club in the national 2nd
division
• Some of our values: work, respect, integrity, fair
play, passion for football
4. Individualization of the player professional
development, by working with small promotions
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A TEAM OF SPORT PROFESSIONALS
Our managing team combines more than 70 years of work experiences in youth players development
as well as in companies management in Europe and in Africa
Executive Management
General
Management
Etienne RIZK
- Legal Advisor
- Lawyer, specialized in sport and
business laws
Sport
Directors
Ivoire Académie’s team
Team
Education
• More than 20 persons are currently
working for the academy with a pluri
disciplinal background
Previous
Experiences
• Scouting and players development
• Setting up scouting teams
• Companies, clubs and academies
management
• Sport marketing (sponsorship, stadiums
projects, events organization…)
• Sport Law: players transfert, working
contract and sponsorship
International
Background
• Professional experiences in Europe and
Africa: mainly in France, Belgium, Côte
d’Ivoire, Mali …)
• More than 70 years of experience
combined in Côte d’Ivoire
Raheem ALIBHAI
- Managing Director
- Consultant, specialized in sport
companies management
Aziz ALIBHAI
- President and Founder
- Entrepreneur since 45 years
Jacques CANOSI
- Sport Director
- 15 years of experience for french
academies and scouting (Ligue 1,
France)
Charlton TIEMELE
- Sport Director Assistant
- 15 years of experience in players
development and scouting (West
Africa)
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RESULTS
Since 2002, many players joined the academy…
• Gervinho
• AS Rome, Italy
• Côte d’Ivoire, A Team
• At the Academy: 2002-2005
• Seydou Doumbia
• CSKA Moscou, Russia
• Côte d’Ivoire, A Team
• At the Academy: 2003-2005
• Coulibaly Kafoumba
• Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü, Turkey
• Côte d’Ivoire, A Team
• At the Academy: 2002-2005
• Ali Badra
• ASEC Mimosa, Côte d’Ivoire
• Côte d’Ivoire, A Team
• At the Academy: 2002-2005 and
2012-2014
• Vamouti Diomandé
• Mjøndalen IF, Norway
• Côte d’Ivoire, U23 Team
• At the Academy: 2005-2010
• Kevin Beugré
• Hønefoss, Norway
• Côte d’Ivoire, U23 Team
• At the Academy: 2005-2011
• Eudes Aholou
• LOSC, France
• Côte d’Ivoire, U20 Team
• At the Academy: 2005-2012
• Habib Maiga
• AS Saint-Etienne, France
• Côte d’Ivoire, U17 Team
• At the Academy: 2012-2014
Drissa Diarrassouba (U20, Côte d’Ivoire), Ahissan Landry
Junior (U20, Côte d’Ivoire), Zouzoua Pacôme (U18, Côte
d’Ivoire), Diakité Aboubacar (U18, Côte d’Ivoire)
Serge Niangbo (Istres, France), Tamla ladji Zito (PO
Levadiakos, Grèce), Diop Oumar (Asec Mimosa, Côte
d’Ivoire), Kambou Hervé (Willy Serato, Pérou), Koudou Alain
(Vertou, France), Gbané Mory (FC Déolois, France)
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Experienced players Young Talented players