Al Khater thanks FIFA President after successful visit

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Saturday, April 23rd 2016 01:25 PM

DOHA: Nasser Al Khatar, Assistant Secretary General of Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), thanked FIFA President Gianni Infantino who visited 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts. Infantino spent two days meeting top officials and visiting under-construction football venues across Qatar. "We are happy that FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Qatar and appreciated our efforts. The FIFA President expressed great satisfaction on our progress," Al Khater said. Al Khater said the FIFA President called the under-construction Khalifa Stadium a 'historic venue'. On Thursday, the FIFA President visited the construction site of the Khalifa International Stadium and the accommodation facilities at Labour City. Following the site visits, he and his delegation received a comprehensive updated on the various aspects of preparations for the FIFA World Cup by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi and other senior football officials in the country. He used the occasion to get an update from the President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmad Al Thani on the latest football developments in Qatar. Al Khater added: "The FIFA President feels that the 2022 World Cup tournament will be different from the previous tournaments and will leave a lasting legacy." Al Khater said Qatar will make the announcement on the actual number of stadiums to be used at the 2022 FIFA World Cup next year.