The International Football Federation announced Saturday that it would release one billion euros from its reserves to develop African football. The FIFA chief underlined his aim to project African football into the world elite. He said African football needs upgrades in three areas, namely arbitration, infrastructure and competitions. “FIFA will donate €1 billion so that every African country can build a world-class stadium. The seminar, held under the aegis of the FIFA, in coordination with the African Football Confederation (CAF), was attended by the presidents of African football federations, led by CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, technicians and coaches as well as former stars of professional football.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 02, 2020 14:15 UTC