Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, had a series of high level meetings in Tehran in the Islamic Republic of Iran ahead of Saturday’s 2018 AFC Champions League final, second leg in which he praised the country's commitment to developing football.
The AFC President met Eshaq Jahangiri, the First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Minister of Sport Masoud Soltani Far, and the Executive Committee of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) along with Mehdi Taj, the FFIRI President.
Shaikh Salman was fulsome in his praise of the football development in IR Iran and thanked the Government for their continued support of the sport, particularly at grassroots level.
He said: “The Iranian football teams have always been strong in Asian football. The men’s National team reached the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018 and IR Iran are champions at futsal in both the men’s and women’s championships.
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