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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
In the photo - Mrs Sonia Bien-Aime, TCIFA's Secretary Genera -l stands
to the immediate right of Mr Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, President of
FIFA.
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Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands - Sonia Bien-Aime, Secretary General for The Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) recently returned from Japan - following her second tour of duty with the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament, which took place from August 19th to September 8th, saw Mrs. Bien-Aime travelling to Tokyo, Japan on August 16th, where she was based three weeks.
“This was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had throughout my football administration career. I was very lucky to have been chosen from amongst the committee members to act as an ambassador for FIFA and also to work as Match Commissioner in three different cities, with sports professionals from all over the world,” said Mrs. Bien-Aime.
While in Japan, Bien-Aime was appointed to the Hiroshima Big Arch Venue in Hiroshima, Japan (August 18th to August 24th) for the first round of competition for the Group D category; appointed as Match Commissioner to matches held in Saitama, Japan (August 27th); appointed to quarterfinals in Tokyo Japan (August 30th); along with being chosen as Match Commissioner for the 3rd and 4th place match between Nigeria and Japan (September 8th)
Of the appointments, the Secretary General said that she was particularly “blown away” the news of her final appointment, given that it was a task of great importance and one of major responsibility. The fact that she was chosen from a pool of experienced Match Officials - some of whom had served on other committees, speaks volumes. This assignment, along with the others says a lot about Mrs. Bien-Aime, that which she brings in term of leadership style and professionalism to the worlds most loved sport.
“I have received a lot of excellent feedback from the Japan Local Organizing Committee, FIFA Staff and the General Coordinators for the Competition, which have encouraged me to continue my work to improve my Member Association (the TCIFA), the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) on which I serve as a member and for myself, as an individual,” said the General Secretary. Bien-Aime went on to add that she is eager to attend the commencement of meetings in a few months to start the preparations for the next U-20 Women’s World Cup which is be held in Canada in 2014.
Other members appointed to the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup include: Chairman - David Chung, Oceania Football Confederation President, Deputy Chairman – Senes Erzik, UEFA 1st Vice President and Honorary President Turkish FA, Bangladesh’s Mahfuza Akther. Members are Mozambique’s Palmira Francisco, former USA national team player, April Heinrichs, Coach for South Africa’s Senior Women’s National Team, Fran Hilton-Smith, New Zealand’s Shelley McMeeken, Italy’s Marina Sbardella, Colombia’s Celina Sierra, Germany’s head of women’s soccer, Heike Ullrich, China PR, Xue Li. Advisors to the committee are former Japanese football player, Kozo Tashima and Canada’s IOC Member, Walter Sieber.
For more information on the TCIFA, kindly contact Sonia Bien-Aime, Secretary General on 941-5532 or email tcifa@tciway.tc.
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