Shugaban FIFA Gianni Infantino ya yi alƙawarin ci gaba da samar da damar bayyana wa basirar Afirka a fagen duniya, yana mai nuni ga nasarar tarihi a FIFA World Cup 2026, inda tara cikin ƙungiyoyi goma na nahiyar suka kai zagaye na fitar da kai.

Yana mai jawabi a Taron Dabarun CAF da aka gudanar a tsibirin Sal, Cabo Verde, Infantino ya yaba wa ƙoƙarin yau da kullum na ƙungiyoyin mambobi na FIFA daga Afirka, yana mai cewa yanzu yana kawo sakamako na gaske.

"Ƙwallon ƙafa na kowa ne, ko'ina a duniya, kuma alhakin mu ne mu samar da damammaki da nemo albarkatun da za su sa waɗannan damammaki su zama gaskiya," in ji Infantino a buɗaɗɗen jawabin sa.

Blue Sharks sun sata zuciyar duniya

Infantino ya yi yabo na musamman ga Cabo Verde, wacce bayyanar ta ta farko a FIFA World Cup 2026 ta burge duniya baki ɗaya. Blue Sharks sun yi 0-0 da zakarun daga ƙarshe Spain, 2-2 da Uruguay, da kuma 0-0 da Saudi Arabia a Rukunin H don kaiwa zagayen 32. Sai suka matsa wa masu riƙe da kofin Argentina har zuwa ƙarin lokaci kafin su faɗi da 3-2.

"Kowa ya san Cabo Verde. Blue Sharks sun sa ƙasa ta yi alfahari, sun sa nahiya ta yi alfahari," in ji Infantino. "Amma, fiye da haka, sun samu nasarar cin zukatan mutane, ba Cabo Verdeans a Cabo Verde da wajen Cabo Verde kaɗai ba, har da kowa ko'ina a duniya."

Dalar Amurka biliyan ɗaya da ci gaba

Shugaban FIFA ya tabbatar da cewa Shirin FIFA Forward ya jiƙa sama da dalar Amurka biliyan 1 zuwa ƙwallon ƙafa na Afirka a cikin shekaru goma da suka wuce, yana ba da kuɗin ayyuka 124 — ciki har da sabon hedikwata, cibiyoyin horo na ƙasa, da ingantacciyar kayan aikin filin wasa a faɗin nahiyar.

Ya kuma jaddada ci gaba kan samun damar shiga filin wasa, yana mai nuna cewa adadin ƙungiyoyin mambobi na Afirka da ba su iya karɓar wasannin gida ya faɗi daga 26 zuwa 14 a cikin shekaru biyu da suka wuce, kuma manufar ita ce kowace ƙungiya ta buga a ƙasarta.

"Ba a iya iyakance damar yaro ta hanyar wurin da aka haife shi ba. Abin da za mu iya yi don canza wannan shi ne ci gaba da zuba jari a kayan aikin gini, horarwa, da gasar don tabbatar da wannan gwaninta yana da damar haskawa," in ji Infantino.

Kira ɗaya na haɗin gwiwa

Taron, wanda aka tsara don tsara mataki na gaba na haɓaka ƙwallon ƙafa na Afirka, ya tara masu horo, masu gudanarwa, da ƙwararrun ƙwallon ƙafa. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger da FIFA's Deputy Chief Member Associations Officer Gelson Fernandes sun kasance cikin mahalarta.

Shugaban CAF Patrice Motsepe ya yi marmarin jin daɗin Infantino, yana mai nanata ƙimar ƙoƙarin haɗin gwiwa. "Duk lokacin da muke da irin waɗannan tattaunawa, muna son iyali su kasance tare," in ji Motsepe. "Wani ɓangare na abin da muke yi yau shi ne sake jaddada muhimmancin duk mu aiki tare."

Shugaban ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Cabo Verde, Mário Semedo, ya tarɓi tawagar FIFA, yana mai kiran zuwan Infantino "alama ta abota da girmamawa ga ƙwallon ƙafa na Afirka" wanda ke nuna ɗaukar nauyin FIFA game da shigar da kowa da haɓaka duniya.