Federation
of International Football Associations (FIFA) has announced that because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the 70th FIFA Congress will be an online event on
September 18th, 2020.
“The 70th
FIFA Congress which originally due to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as
an online event,” said FIFA on Tuesday.
The world
Football body said the decision was made following a thorough assessment of the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recommendations made by the
FIFA Confederations COVID-19 working Group and Bureau of the FIFA Council.
FIFA also
made it clear that details on FIFA’s events in 2020 will be communicated in due
course.
FIFA’s membership
comprises 211 national associations and Africa contributes 54 members.
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