To allow the public to go to the stadium during the 2022 African Cup of Nations, Cameroon has decided to suspend school and professional activities from 2 p.m. A measure that David Douillet would like France to put in place for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The controversy was such that Cameroon had to react. To put an end to the deserted stands during the African Cup of Nations, the Cameroonian Prime Minister announced a strong measure on Saturday. From Monday until the end of the tournament on February 4, the country’s students and civil servants will have their afternoons free to go and see the matches. According to this new decree, school and academic activities will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the professional activities of civil servants. Cameroon hopes to fill its stadiums which have been far from full since the start of the competition.
For Douillet, we must be inspired by it for Paris 2024
It must be said that the conditions imposed by the Confederation of African Football are very strict. To attend the meetings, you must present a complete cycle of vaccination and a negative PCR test of less than 72 hours or antigen of 2 hours. However, in Cameroon, the vast majority of the population remains refractory to the vaccine. Only 6% of people over 18 are vaccinated. There is also the question of prices. With prices sometimes considered too high. But for the Cameroonian authorities, suspending school and professional activities in the afternoon must be the solution to find beautiful atmospheres. A measure that appeals to David Douillet.
The double Olympic judo champion (1996 and 2000) and former Minister of Sports (2011-2012) even believes that it should be inspired by the Paris Olympics in two years. “We absolutely have to put this in place for the 2024 Olympics, he confided this Sunday in the Grandes Gueules du Sport on RMC. Why are we organizing major competitions? Becoming the center of the world is a But the real purpose is to give a huge boost to the sports culture in the country of the sport concerned, to open the floodgates fully so that parents and children realize that sport can be the backbone of a life and that you can have a great life thanks to that. I would have done the same thing.” The message got through.
