Shaikh Salman offers condolences on passing of former AFC Acting President Kambiz Atabai

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Shaikh Salman offers condolences on passing of former AFC Acting President Kambiz Atabai

Kuala Lumpur: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and the entire Asian football family have expressed their deepest condolences on the passing of former Acting President of the AFC, Kambiz Atabai, who died on Monday.

Atabai was the President of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) from 1972 to 1978 and led the Federation to one of its most successful eras in history as Team Melli clinched the AFC Asian Cup™ crown for a third consecutive time in 1976, which remains a record to this day.