FIFA, CAF delegation visits South Sudan Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:24 Sport >>> .A delegation from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) arrived in Juba on Wednesday.
The delegation is to inspect the sports infrastructure in the country for a possible admission of South Sudan to CAF and the world football governing body, FIFA. South Sudan applied for admission to CAF and FIFA last year. The Sports Director in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Edward Satimo welcomed the delegation and commended them for their visit to the new nation. The head of delegation Primo Corvaro of FIFA told Radio Miraya they want to get acquainted with the level of football in South Sudan. "Our main purpose of visit is to get acquainted with South Sudan Football Association and assess the level of football in view of potential membership to CAF and then FIFA," said Corvaro. "It's a real pleasure and we are looking forward to meeting all of you to understand how football is played here and how we could help," he added. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
