Never two without three?
After two terms (2012-2016 then 2016-2020), Jamel Sandjak, 61, is seeking a third at the head of the powerful League of Paris-Ile-de-France (1,200 clubs, 280,000 licensees) including the elections are scheduled for December 19.
The former player of Noisy-le-Sec, victim of a heart attack in January 2019, wishes to continue his projects: “I am a fighter.
My problem was smoking.
I quit since this accident and it's going much better.
The boss of Ile-de-France football returns to his governance at the head of the League and displays his ambitions for the next four years.
HIS BALANCE SHEET
The creation of the regional technical center in the area of Morfondé in Villeparisis in Seine-et-Marne (inaugurated in 2017) is the cornerstone of his two mandates.
“I don't like to talk about the balance sheet but rather about the legacy and this is the case in Morfondé.
We had bought a site which is not finished but today all the executives are installed there and all the training courses are also there.
We received 165 former pro players to graduate, ”says Jamel Sandjak.
The latter is not a little proud of the “1,000 jobs created within clubs by wanting to professionalize the amateur world.
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To reduce violence on and off the field, a security plan was put in place in 2014. “Since the start of the school year, some events have tainted the practice of our sport and thwarted the work accomplished as this young referee assaulted during a district meeting of Val-d'Oise, he continues.
Even though this odious act does not directly depend on the regional body, we must pay particular attention to the follow-up that will be given.
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ITS PROJECTS
The president of the League wants to continue the work in Morfondé and increase the offers in this area: “We want to create a 45-bed unit there to accommodate selections or teams.
We also want to found a volunteer academy there with free training in financial management or administrative management.
Finally, we would like to set up a French futsal pole.
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Diversifying football practices and increasing the number of licensees are part of its objectives: “We want to create a girls and boys 5-a-side football championship in private rooms.
There is a pilot site to be determined and we are thinking about the categories.
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After saving € 2.5 million and donating € 4.5 million to clubs, Jamel Sandjak announces that “between June 2020 and June 2021, the League will donate € 1.2 million to clubs.
"Finally, the Ile-de-France boss insists on helping clubs:" The League will step up its monitoring of clubs such as physical support for all young girls and boys referees on their meetings as well as the review of all their appointments and training. of their leaders so that the supervision of meetings is exemplary.
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HIS OPPONENTS, HIS AMBITION
Unlike the two previous elections, Jamel Sandjak will not have two but three opponents: “Everyone has the right to stand but I note a list that seems to be managed by people from outside.
Thierry Mercier has already presented himself against me.
It is about revenge and hate.
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After the regional elections, there will be that for the presidency of the FFF on March 13.
In 2017, Sandjak was on the list of Jacques Rousselot, president of Nancy and main competitor of Noël Le Graët.
In 2011, he also supported Fernand Duchaussoy against the ex-president of Guingamp.
What will happen in four months if he wins the regional elections?
“If I am elected president, I will see with the district presidents so that we adopt a common position.
Nothing has been decided yet.
A rapprochement with the current president of the Federation cannot be ruled out.
"Today, he makes decisions in amateur football which turn out to be closer to my convictions," Sandjak told us last May.
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