Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Asian Football Confederation President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has arrived in the Philippines to attend a variety of meetings and events over the next few days, including Sunday’s gala festival to celebrate the AFC’s 60th Anniversary and announce its Annual Awards winners.
Standing Committee meetings dominate the first part of Shaikh Salman’s Manila schedule, with both the Legal Committee and the Finance Committee convening on Thursday.
The meetings are set to continue on Friday with the Audit Committee, the Organising Committee for the Asian Cup 2015 and the Competitions Committee.
Shaikh Salman will also chair Saturday’s AFC Executive Committee meeting, which is scheduled to discuss a variety of topics associated with the progress of Asian football.
On Sunday, Shaikh Salman, in the presence of FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, will attend the groundbreaking ceremony of FIFA’s Goal Project for the Philippine Football Federation.
The AFC’s official 60th Anniversary extravaganza is also scheduled for Sunday, an event which will include a variety of programmes to highlight the confederation’s achievements since it was founded in Manila in 1954. The AFC’s Annual Awards night will be held in conjunction with the celebrations.
Shaikh Salman, along with the FIFA President, will also be launching the AFC village in Tacloban, south east of Manila, in a generous gesture to show the confederation’s solidarity with the city’s inhabitants after super Typhoon Haiyan struck with such devastation last year.