Par Mythsouka Jean-Philippe<\/p>\n
Ce lundi 4 novembre 2024, Ha\u00efti perd une l\u00e9gende du football : Maurice L\u00e9once, surnomm\u00e9 Papa Moy, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 103 ans. N\u00e9 \u00e0 J\u00e9r\u00e9mie en 1921, il a d\u00e9di\u00e9 sa vie au sport, \u00e0 l’\u00e9ducation et \u00e0 la transmission de son savoir. Son parcours, aussi riche qu’inspirant, a fait de lui une figure embl\u00e9matique du football ha\u00eftien, aussi bien comme joueur, entra\u00eeneur que mentor.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00c0 14 ans, L\u00e9once brille d\u00e9j\u00e0 sur le terrain avec La Voldrogue de J\u00e9r\u00e9mie, marquant le premier but d\u00e9cisif du club. \u00c0 22 ans, il se forme \u00e0 l’\u00c9cole des moniteurs sportifs d\u2019Ha\u00efti, et tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re, il se perfectionne aupr\u00e8s des meilleurs entra\u00eeneurs internationaux. Comme un b\u00e2tisseur, il forge non seulement son propre savoir, mais aussi les talents de nombreux jeunes, d\u2019abord \u00e0 L’\u00c9toile Ha\u00eftienne, puis au Don Bosco. En parall\u00e8le, il forme des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations d\u2019\u00e9coliers et de footballeurs \u00e0 J\u00e9r\u00e9mie, portant en lui l\u2019esprit de la discipline et de l\u2019engagement.<\/p>\n Exil\u00e9 \u00e0 New York apr\u00e8s avoir fui la dictature de Duvalier, L\u00e9once fonde une \u00e9cole de football \u00e0 Queens avec Frantz Saint-Lot, avant de revenir en Ha\u00efti en 1996. Malgr\u00e9 les vicissitudes de son pays, il n\u2019a jamais cess\u00e9 de croire en un avenir meilleur pour Ha\u00efti, tout comme il n\u2019a jamais cess\u00e9 de jouer au football m\u00eame \u00e0 94 ans. \u00ab\u00a0Le sport n\u2019a pas d\u2019\u00e2ge\u00a0\u00bb, disait-il. Maurice L\u00e9once laisse derri\u00e8re lui un h\u00e9ritage ind\u00e9l\u00e9bile, celui d\u2019un homme qui a d\u00e9di\u00e9 sa vie \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ducation et au sport, et qui, \u00e0 chaque \u00e9tape, a prouv\u00e9 qu\u2019il n\u2019est jamais trop tard pour \u00eatre un mod\u00e8le pour la jeunesse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Par Mythsouka Jean-Philippe Ce lundi 4 novembre 2024, Ha\u00efti perd une l\u00e9gende du football : Maurice L\u00e9once, surnomm\u00e9 Papa Moy, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 103 ans. N\u00e9 \u00e0 J\u00e9r\u00e9mie en 1921, il a d\u00e9di\u00e9 sa vie au sport, \u00e0 l’\u00e9ducation et \u00e0 la transmission de son savoir. 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