In the race for the presidency of the French Football Federation, one name would almost stand out. Benjamin André, captain of LOSC, appears on the list of Pierre Samsonoff, competitor of Philippe Diallo. In the columns of the newspaper The Teamthe player has thus reneged on his commitment. “It’s thanks to Pierre (Samsonoff) that I’m here. We met in Rennes 10 years ago and became friends. When he was at the Federation as general director of the Amateur Football League, we talked a lot. He explained to me the outline of his project and put a little seed in my head. I thought about it, talked with friends and family, got interested and decided to give it a go», explained Benjamin André.
The player also returned to the various projects that will have to be implemented in the coming years: “security in particular, federal functioning for clubs. I spoke with a lot of league and district leaders, they need to be listened to, they are not listened to enough in their eyes. There is a lack of transparency. And we also need to talk football more, remember that it’s a game, insist on the role of the educator in training a footballer but also a man. Football is also the health of young people. This societal role is sometimes underestimated. Questions also arise about calendars“.
