Former Ivory Coast coach Faé Emerse don beg African football leaders make dem give technical staff the time and conditions wey dem need to develop the sport for di continent. As im dey tok for one CAF strategic conference wey dem hold for Cape Verde, di 40-year-old say African coaches get ideas but dem no fit deliver results overnight.

"For evolution and for African football to keep dey grow, African leaders suppose allow di staff work: dem get ideas but football no fall inside one day, e take work, e take time. So make dem allow these coaches work and also give dem di conditions to work well," Faé tok, add say African teams get notin to envy European and South American sides if dem receive comparable backing and mentality.

FIF no keep Faé afta di 2026 World Cup for North America.