Al-Razaiza and Al-Sahib Participate in Asian Football Confederation Meetings in Tokyo

2026-10-23
18:00:25

Bader bin Sulaiman Al-Razaiza, President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), and Majid bin Ali Al-Sahib, Secretary-General, participated in the 2026 Extraordinary Congress of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The meeting was held this Friday in Tokyo, Japan, under the chairmanship of AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, and was attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
The Congress addressed several topics concerning the future of Asian football and approved amendments to the AFC Statutes.
Al-Razaiza and Al-Sahib also took part in a conference for the presidents and secretaries-general of the AFC’s national and regional member associations, hosted in Tokyo over Wednesday and Thursday, the event brought together 120 leaders from across the Asian football landscape.
The conference covered various issues shaping the future of football on the continent, including leadership and innovation, the development of women’s football, officiating, artificial intelligence and modern technologies, sustainability, and competition strategy. Additionally, preparations for the Kingdom’s hosting of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup were reviewed.
On the sidelines of the meetings, SAFF President Al-Razaiza met with several AFC officials, as well as presidents and secretaries-general from various national associations, as these bilateral discussions focused on topics of mutual interest and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of expertise.