Major change in AFC committees … and Zaw Zhao at the head of the competitions

Major change in AFC committees … and Zaw Zhao at the head of the competitions

8 Saudis joined yesterday … Arifi lights a member of "women's football" and Awaji in "referees"

Riyadh: Fahad Al-Issa

According to informed sources within CAF, Asharq Al-Awsat announced that Zao Zwa's Competition Committee should be led by a representative of the Continental Union in Myanmar, chaired by Iraqi Minister Abdul. Khaleq Masood.
The chairmanship of the committee under the leadership of the country Saud al-Muhannadi, while amendments will be made to other standing committees, but are not yet disclosed, and should be announced in the coming period.
The Saudi Football Federation (AFC) revealed on Monday that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has approved the accession of eight of its candidates to the continental commissions for the period 2013-2019.
The official list included Ibrahim Al-Qasim, Secretary General of the Football Federation of the Competitions Committee, Marai Al-Awaji on the Judges Committee, Al-Arifi on the Women's Football Committee, Bandar Al-Humaidani on the Legal Committee and Nazia Al- Nasr on the Social Responsibility Committee. Medical Committee, and Abdullah Hammad on the Marketing Committee.
Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al-Thubaiti, has designated the AFC as a member of the Executive Bureau, which will meet regularly in October in Vietnam.
The Saudi Football Federation said that Al-Thubaiti, a Vice-President, thanked and thanked the President of the Olympic Committee, Prince Abdul Aziz Al-Faisal, as well as the members of the Federation. Western Asia who named it.
On April 6, the CAF General Assembly approved the proposal to increase the number of members of the Executive Board by five, bringing the total number of Bureau members to 30. Each geographical region of the five Asian regions represents a member appointed by an under-election.
According to the new statute, al-Thubaiti will be transformed into an executive observer of the executive bureau into a member similar to the other members, with all the rights and privileges conferred by the continental union.
Over the past five years, Saudi Arabia has been the subject of heated controversy in Saudi sports media and social networking sites due to the inefficiency of Saudi representatives in the committees, as well as frequent membership changes. of their committees. Saudi officials say.

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