President Sisi stresses the necessity of paying attention to youth and spreading the culture of sports among the Egyptian people
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, Lieutenant General Ahmed El-Shazly, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Financial Affairs, Major General Khaled Ahmed Abdullah, Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority, and Major General Walid Mohamed Arif, Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority.
The official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic stated that a number of issues were discussed during the meeting. Topics related to the youth and sports systems in Egypt, where the Minister of Youth and Sports reviewed the efforts and programs for the care and development of youth, youth and sports, noting in this regard that in the period from 2018 to 2025, 532 programs and activities for upbringing were implemented, benefiting about 24 million young people, 1,150 programs and activities for youth, benefiting 70 million young men and women, and 928 sports programs and activities, benefiting 19 million. Of young people and athletes.
In the same context, he reviewed The Minister integrated methodology for youth and youth development and sports development in Egypt through sports and youth federations, youth cities and camps, sports and other clubs, youth innovation centers, youth development centers and youth centers.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Shenawy, the official spokesman, explained that the Minister also addressed the efforts made to develop youth centers to serve youth in all sports and other fields, including sports and community empowerment and health and economic awareness. Cultural, scientific, digital and political, as well as community service and human development. During the period from 2018 to 2025, the number of existing sports services companies reached 548.
Dr. Ashraf Sobhi also touched on the efforts made to develop existing sports medicine centers, and youth and sports facilities, explaining in this regard that in the period from 2018 to 2025, 1,028 youth centers were established within the framework of the Decent Life project, and in this regard, he reviewed the developments in establishing youth development centers and cities. Youth, developing playgrounds, and establishing clubs in the various governorates.
He noted the developments of the national project for camps in the various governorates, which aims to implement integrated programs for developing youth and facilitating sports activities with the aim of preserving health and building humanity, noting in this regard that these programs target different social classes, foreign and international schools, and members of sports clubs.
The spokesman stated It is official that the meeting also addressed the issue of institutional and legislative development of the youth and sports system, including developing the organizational structure of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and organizing its work, amending the Youth Organizations Law, amending the Sports Law and issuing regulations governing the governance of the implementation of the law, as well as forming all necessary committees to ensure governance and transparency. The efforts made to make Egypt a center for hosting and organizing continental and international sporting tournaments and events were also reviewed, as well as for preparing and qualifying Egyptian teams and players, and for discovering, developing and nurturing sports talents. Including through cooperation with the private sector. The Minister discussed the measures taken to implement the National Strategy for Youth and Sports 2025-2032, which came as a continuation of existing efforts, leading to raising the country’s performance in international indicators in this field.
The official spokesman added that President Sisi stressed the necessity of paying attention to youth and spreading the culture of sports among the Egyptian people in various sports, and taking all necessary measures to raise youth and sports work to the highest levels according to a scientific methodology, to ensure achieving returns. From investing in human capital, which will contribute to the development and achievement of integrated and healthy upbringing of youth and young people, and preserving the general health of Egyptians through practicing sports and physical activities and making them a culture and way of life among Egyptians.
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