From Congo to Rome 2024. The “fever” for the 2024 Olympic challenge has risen even in the African Continent. In Brazzaville, capital of Congo, thirty-five thousand spectators celebrated the opening match of the “Italia Stars”, the representatives of the old glories of Italian football (captain, World Cup champion Cannavaro) against the same selection of Congo. The game, organized to inaugurate the new stadium, ended 3 to 3. It was an opportunity to add a piece to the Italian dream to have the 2024 Olympic Games in Rome.

Damiano Tommasi, Italian Players Association President explained, with these words, the presence of the Italian players in Congo: "Our presence with the Italia Stars was an important opportunity to talk about our country. Football has created a bond between Rome and Brazzaville, the city that will host the next African Games. So let's hope to host the 2024 Olympic Games in Rome."

The initiative organized to enhance the image of Made in Italy in the world, has been promoted by the FIGC in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Footballers Association (AIC), with the support of the Rome 2024 Committee, and is part of a broader framework of cooperation between the Government and the Football Association.