Achta Mahamat Saleh, Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance, CAF - E105

Law In Sport Podcast

English - April 16, 2021 13:49 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Achta Mahamat Saleh is the Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF). Achta has an impressive and inspiring journey into sports law.

Having completed her Masters in Law in International Trade/Business Law from the University of Bordeaux in 2006 before securing a role as Legal Counsel at FIFA (2008-2010). Following a return to Chad she became a member of Chad's Constitutional Council for a period of one year (2017-2018). After which she returned to football in her role as Director of Legal Affairs & Compliance at CAF.

In this podcast Achta shares her journey into sports law and dealing with the cultural differences, challenges and opportunity in African sports law.

Achta speaks to LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell.

1:06 - Role at CAF
3:17 - Journey into sports law and arriving at CAF
8:12 - The importance of building meaningful relationships
10:20 - The qualities that can make you stand out from your peers
14:46 - Being a female lawyer in Africa - dealing with the challenges and cultural differences
38:12 - Establishing the legal department in CAF
45:10 - The importance of daily routines and tips on refocusing in work
50:00 - The exciting parts of the role
56:00 - Aspirations and opportunities for African football and sports
59:09 - The state of women's football in Africa
1:03:42 - Dealing with the challenges of COVID-19
1:06:49 - Prioritising work and time management
1:09:28 - Approach to managing a team

We thoroughly enjoyed the interview and took a lot away from it. We hope you do the same.

The host is Sean Cottrell (@spcott), founder and CEO of LawInSport.

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