Bonaventure Coffi Codjia has been appointed Director of the Sports Movement and Federations at the Ministry of Sports and Civic Engagement. But in concrete terms, what are the tasks of this new leadership in the organization of Beninese sport? Here's what you need to know.
A leadership to accompany the sports movement
The main mission of the Directorate of the Sports Movement and Federations will be tocoordinating, accompanying and supervising the various actors of the national sports movement.
Its scope includes sports federations, professional leagues, clubs, sports associations, regional committees, athletes and technical officials.
It will also be responsible for the administrative, technical and institutional follow-up of the various structures and for ensuring compliance with the texts regulating their functioning.
Developing high-level sport
The new leadership will also have an important responsibility in identifying and accompaniment to high-potential athletes.
It will have to identify the pockets of talent, contribute to the emergence of a sports elite capable of representing Benin and participate in the definition of the status of high-performance athlete and the conditions for its application.
It will also be responsible for mobilizing resources, including sponsorship and sponsorship, to support high-level athletes and monitor their evolution in relation to federations.
Follow federations, leagues and clubs
One of the main tasks of this Directorate is to support sports organisations.
It will need to support the federations in developing their strategic plans, business programmes and development projects. It will also be responsible for contributing to the creation, structuring and professionalization of federations, leagues, districts and clubs.
The management will also have to centralise and follow the calendars of the meetings and championships, while accompanying the organisation of national competitions.
Governance, grants and ethics
The Directorate of the Sports Movement and Federations will also have a role in monitoring and monitoring sport governance.
In particular, it shouldassess the management of annual grants to federationsmonitor their governance and administrative transparency, and maintain the national inventory of federations, leagues, clubs and sports associations.
The prevention and resolution of institutional conflicts will also be part of its mandate.
Finally, it should promote integrity, ethics, fair play and good governance practices, while contributing to the fight against doping, corruption and the manipulation of sports competitions.
A mission that covers the entire sports movement
Through its various powers, the Directorate of the Sports Movement and the Federations thus appears to be a structure ofcoordination, support and follow-up of the entire beninese sports movement.
Under the responsibility of Bonaventure Coffi Codjia, she will have to ensure the link between the administration and sports organisations, support the development of the high level and contribute to a better structuring and governance of organized sport in Benin.
