Gianni Infantino’s African roadshow landed in Sudan on Monday, where the FIFA boss pledged more support for the north African country.
The FIFA president who has been crisscrossing Africa for the past week, had another busy day, visiting the Khartoum Stadium, meeting with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, and attending a women’s football training session.
Infantino promised “that FIFA will work closely with the whole football community in Sudan, with women and men, to continue to develop football and to bring Sudan back where it deserves to be, at the top of African football.”
“I was saddened when I visited Khartoum Stadium and witnessed its current state,” he said.
“This is an historical venue and we need to protect and cherish its history. We will invest and work together with the government and the SFA to make everyone in Sudan proud of the stadium again.”
Sudan was a founding member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and hosted the first-ever Africa Cup of Nations in 1957. The country achieved impressive results in the 60’s and 70’s before falling by the wayside.
