Gianni Infantino Secures Uncontested Re-Election as FIFA President
For the first time in its history, an elective FIFA Congress took place in Africa and the proceedings were opened by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
On Thursday ,March 16th,2023 Gianni Infantino , the current president of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) was re-elected to serve another four year term in office after failing to have an opponent running against him.
This uncontested victory has significant implications for both the future of FIFA and the millions of football fans around the world.
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Speaking after his re-election, President Infantino said that Being FIFA President is an incredible honour, an incredible privilege, and it is also a great responsibility.
“I am truly humbled and touched by your support, and I promise you that I will continue serving FIFA, serving football all over the world and serving all 211 FIFA member associations.” He addedFor the first time in its history, an elective FIFA Congress took place in Africa and the proceedings were opened by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
President Kagame welcomed delegates from the 208 gathered member associations to his country, and congratulated President Infantino on his impending re-election.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino 52-year-old was re-elected by delegates from the 211 member federations.
The main projects for the next few years have already been approved, starting with the expansion of the men's World Cup from 32 to 48 teams from the 2026 edition, shared between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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