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FIFA delegation visits KNVB

KNVB Media
KNVB Media
22 May 2023, 16:00

The FIFA delegation in Zeist. - Foto: KNVB Media

A delegation from the FIFA World Football Association, including Secretary General Fatma Samoura, was in the Netherlands yesterday and today. At the invitation of KNVB, they visited the KNVB Campus and an amateur club, and attended a meeting of the embassies of Australia and New Zealand, the two countries hosting the World Championships this summer.

Today, the delegation is visiting the KNVB Campus in Zeist. Following a tour of the location and the facilities, they spoke extensively with the KNVB Youth Council, which consists of eleven young people who join in the deliberation process with KNVB. The KNVB Youth Council will take the results and consider how they can enter into dialogue with peers in other countries with a view to the importance of youth in football.

Next, Fatma Samoura and Gijs de Jong (General Secretary of the KNVB) wished all participants good luck at the start of the Unity Cup. Also present there was Farkhunda Muhtaj, player of Fortuna Sittard and Unity Cup ambassador and participant. The Unity Cup is the European Championships for refugees, which will be held in Frankfurt (Germany) in June.

Fatma Samoura and Gijs de Jong (General Secretary of the KNVB) wished all participants good luck.

Women's football

Yesterday, the FIFA delegation followed the Trophy Tour in the Netherlands. To promote next summer's World Championships, the WC trophy is making a tour of all 32 participating countries. This brought them to amateur club VV Nijnsel yesterday morning, which celebrated its 75th anniversary with a football clinic for youth teams.

The FIFA delegation visted VV Nijnsel.

In the afternoon, they attended a lunch organised by the Australian and New Zealand embassies. This meeting was mainly about the strength of women's football and, of course, the upcoming World Championships. The day ended yesterday with the cup final, which was won by FC Twente.


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