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- Yasser Al-Misehal joins the FIFA team on the day ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ was confirmed as hosts of 2027 AFC Asian Cup
Riyadh: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn Football Federation (SAFF) President Yasser Al-Misehal has been elected as a Member of the FIFA Council at the 33rd AFC Congress 2023 held in Manama, Bahrain today.
This marks a new milestone for football in the Kingdom as Al-Misehal becomes only the second Saudi elected Member to the prestigious FIFA Council, which is the main governing body of the FIFA organization.
The announcement was made on the same day that ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ was confirmed as the host of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
The term will run for four years and this election expected to bring with it new opportunities to the football sphere not only in ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ but the Middle East and Asia.