Ex-Senegal midfielder Khalilou Fadiga was appointed ambassador of the 19th edition of the African Nations Championship.
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Fadiga was unveiled in the capital Dakar on Thursday.
The 2015 African Youth Championship will run from 8-22 March in Dakar and Mbour with eight teams involved.
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Fadiga, 40, was a member of Senegal 2002 World Cup team and went on to play for Inter Milan, Bolton Wanderers and Germinal Beershot.
Senegal have not hosted a major football tournament since the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations.