World football is experiencing a quiet revolution under the era of Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, said Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).
“In general, we are witnessing a quiet revolution in world football, a transformation of FIFA,” Mr. Lekjaa stated in a video message shared on the Moroccan national team’s social media platforms, marking the tenth anniversary of Mr. Infantino’s presidency of the international football governing body.
“Speaking about the record of Mr. Gianni Infantino (elected on February 26, 2016), it is clear that what he has achieved is tremendous it represents a comprehensive transformation of FIFA,” he stressed.
He cited “the complete overhaul of FIFA’s governance, particularly in terms of financial transparency and restructuring, which multiplied FIFA’s revenues and resources, subsequently allowing development efforts across all continents to double and even triple.”
In the same context, he referred to “the review and reform of competitions, starting with the men’s World Cup by increasing the number of participating teams, and extending to all competitions across all age categories, in both men’s and women’s football.”
“Overall, Mr. Gianni Infantino has achieved qualitative leaps within FIFA in line with a vision of globalizing football.
This enabled the African continent and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to have the honor, alongside Spain and Portugal, of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup for the second time on African soil under a model bringing together three countries and two continents celebrating the centenary of the tournament,” he added.
Moreover, he noted that “he enabled the FRMF to host FIFA’s African headquarters here in Rabat, which is highly significant,” adding that this initiative “provides opportunities for development, training, and capacity building.”
“Like all African and global federations, we have benefited from these development-dedicated resources, which have accelerated football development programs, whether in terms of infrastructure or technical supervision,” the FRMF President concluded.
