On Friday the 5th July 2019, an ISF delegation consisting of ISF Sports Director Mr Josip Kosutic, ISF Technical Commission president of futsal Mr Luiz Delphino and ISF Executive Committee member and General Director of the Ivorian office of school and university Sports (OISSU) Mr Souleymane Kone Mamadou, attended the preliminary visit for the ISF Futsal World Schools Championship (WSC) in Lyon, France taking place in 2020.
Our member, the French school sport federation (UNSS) who are in the process of organising this 2020 ISF event, were represented at this visit by UNSS deputy director in charge of international affairs, Mr Christophe Luczak, UNSS deputy director of the Nancy Metz region and ISF TC futsal vice president Mr Olivier Morin, UNSS national futsal delegate, Mr Philippe André, UNSS French futsal commission members Mr Stéphane Audard, Mr Bruno Parazols, Mr Fabrice Louedec and Ms Anne Delacroix as well as the head of the Local Organising Committee Mr Dominique Letard.
The ISF and UNSS were also joined by officials from the French Football Federation (FFF) with FFF representative and national technical direction member as well as national coach of French futsal Mr Pierre Jacky and FFF representative of the Rhone district Mr Benoit Subrin. Furthermore, the head of sport and education in the metropole of Lyon Céline Ferrazzano and official ambassador for the ISF WSC Futsal 2020 in Lyon and professional player Benoit Lacazette were also in attendance during the visit.