Nicolas Anelka visits forcibly displaced children of Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia
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YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. Nicolas Anelka, the French professionalfootball managerand retiredplayerhas visited the Sport and Culture Center in the Armenian city of Abovyan to meet with forcibly displaced children of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Anelka, who arrived in Armenia for a project on opening a football academy, gifted presents to the children.
Armenia National Olympic Committee President Gagik Tsarukyan accompanied Anelka during the visit to Abovyan.
In a statement, Tsarukyan said Anelka had expressed desire to meet the children of Nagorno-Karabakh and gift them presents.
The Sport and Culture Center in Abovyan has been providing shelter to the NK children since September 2023.