Gianni Infantino has visited Fiji where has opened new football facilities and signed an agreement to support the building of a state-of-the-art high performance centre to support football development in the Pacific Island nation. The FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President met the country’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, the Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad and Fiji Football Association (FFA) President and FIFA Council member Rajesh Patel, plus other government officials.
During a visit to the FFA headquarters, the FIFA President inaugurated a new fitness centre, named after the late Brazilian legend Pelé, and a futsal pitch built with the support of FIFA Forward. Mr Infantino also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government to launch a Football for Schools project in the country.
The planned high performance centre, for players graduating from football academies centre, will be built in three stages and will include a 15,000-capacity stadium.
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