QFA President heads delegation to AFC, FIFA Congress meetings

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Monday, May 8th 2017 06:51 AM

DOHA: President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani will preside over the Qatari delegation, which is heading Sunday to Bahrain, to take part in the meetings of the 27th AFC Ordinary Congress 2017 which will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain, on May 8, and the FIFA Congress set to take place on the 11th of the same month. The Qatari delegation also consists of QFA vice president Saud Al Mohannadi and Executive Committee member Hani Balan. The AFC Congress is the Asian Football Confederation’s highest decision-making body, with all its Member Associations represented at its biannual meetings. Sheikh Hamad will also chair the General Assembly meeting of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) on Tuesday. The main items on the agenda are the elections for key AFC and FIFA positions.