Al-Yousef: New FA Headquarters and Fields for 'Blue Academy'
Ahmed Al-Yousef meets with Gianni Infantino in Zurich to discuss the Blue Academy and a new headquarters supported by FIFA.
Translated by Qiyas from النهار — Original source
The President of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Football Association, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousef, met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Al-Yousef stated that he discussed general developments in football and specific matters concerning the Kuwait Football Association, including an agreement for FIFA’s Head of Football Development, French coach Arsène Wenger, to visit Kuwait to inaugurate the Al-Azraq Academy next November. The Association’s president also noted that during the meeting, he highlighted that the association has begun the necessary licensing procedures with the General Authority for Youth and Sports and the Kuwait Municipality to construct a new headquarters for the Kuwait Football Association and pitches for the Al-Azraq Academy, supported by a financial contribution of $8 million from FIFA under the FIFA Forward program.
