"If hope can be rekindled through the practice of sports, it is vital to advocate the right to physical

education and sports, the right of every individual to practice the sports discipline of his choice

as a necessity, through health promotion (most especially among youths), for a better consolidation

of achievements. But can a pandemic-ravaged Africa rise up to the challenge? Is Africa ready

to completely assume its responsibilities and initiate the needed breakthroughs? Such are the fundamental

pending questions!

The reflections and recommendations in this book have already laid the ground of a consistent

programme of action adapted to the realities and the actual needs of the continent's athletes. It

is hoped that the management of problems related to the improvement of the health of the African

athlete on the basis of bilateral/multilateral collaboration, with the requested participation

of donors, non-governmental organizations and organizations of the United Nations system

(WHO, UNAIDS, The Global Funds against HIV/AIDS/Tuberculosis/Malaria, UNICEF,

UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, etc) will help to rekindle hope at the level of the entire continent."