QFA President meets Chinese counterpart

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Thursday, September 26th 2019 05:33 PM

Doha: QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani on Thursday met with Mr. Du Zhaocai, Vice Sports Minister of China and Chinese Football Association Acting President. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the World Athletics Championships which kick off in Doha on Friday and will last until October6. Qatar and China have exchange programs in place between the two nations in various age brackets to develop youth football. This is a result of a five-year collaboration agreement signed betweenthe two associations in 2018. Qatar will also rely on the help from Aspire Academy and Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital to beef up their exchange programs with CFA. The CFA President said he was impressed by Qatar’s preparations being carried out to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.