"The government must support sports", the President of the Albanian Football Federation: I always ask the Prime Minister for the sponsorship law

Nga A2 CNN
2025-01-28 09:51:00 | Futboll

"The government must support sports", the President of the Albanian

The head of the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), Armand Duka, in a direct connection with "Dita Jonë" on A2 CNN, stated that "football and all sports in Albania need financial support" and for this reason he revealed that he has told Prime Minister Edi Rama that "every time I have him in front of me, I will ask for his contribution for the sponsorship law."

"I have told the prime minister that whenever he sees me, I will ask for his contribution to the sponsorship law. This time, at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, I did not keep my word because I wanted to respect his presence in the hall. But, I did this off camera and I continue to insist on this law. Football and all sports in Albania need financial support. Any politician who thinks that sports should support themselves is wrong. They can produce 10 important clubs on their own, but how can they produce Erseka, Maliqi, Puka or Tropoja? Without a doubt, they need financial support and the government must find a way", said Duka.

"What we have proposed is the experience of other countries because we do not invent anything. We have proposed what even the Albanians in Kosovo do and with this type of Kosovo policy on sports, they will surpass us, even at the club level it has surpassed us. The only thing that Kosovo has more of is the sponsorship law. Anyone who speaks against this law does not want sports and does not want sports to have independence. They want to hold sports hostage, but it will happen someday. Yesterday I told the Prime Minister to do it before the elections," Duka added. (A2 Televizion)

A2 CNN Livestream

Latest Videos