Manama : Re-elected president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has pledged that the development of the AFC member associations and regional associations will remain at the core of the confederation endeavors.
“As we look ahead, let me assure you that the AFC will continue to place the development of our Member Associations and Regional Associations at the heart of all our efforts,” Shaikh Salman told the 33rd AFC Congress held in Manama.
The Congress re-elected Shaikh Salman as the AFC President by acclamation for a third four-year term until 2027.
Shaikh Salman, who took over as the 10th AFC President in 2013, was re-elected unopposed as the AFC President and FIFA Vice-President in 2015.
In 2018, he was appointed as the FIFA Senior Vice-President, and one year later, he was re-elected once again unopposed to both positions for a four-year term.
“I want to thank you all again for your overwhelming support for my candidacy to lead Asian football for another four years,” Shaikh Salman told the congress after his re-election.
“I embrace my duty with great pride and honour. So many milestones have been achieved and yet there remains so much more for us to accomplish together. And most importantly, our achievement underlines the stability and unity of the strong foundations that we have built together in the last decade.”
The AFC President conveyed his appreciation to the outgoing AFC Executive Committee and FIFA Council members and congratulated the newly elected members for the 2023-2027 term.
“I must also convey my gratitude to my esteemed AFC Executive Committee members who have served alongside me these past four years for their commitment to steering Asian football through its most difficult crisis in modern history. “History will reflect with distinction your remarkable contributions to the Asian game, which will always be cherished in the years to come,” he said.
“Congratulations to all those who have been successfully elected to the AFC Executive Committee and to the FIFA Council. We know that the hard work begins immediately, and I look forward to serving with you, but we have great foundations to build on. I am confident that we can take Asian football to even greater heights.”
