AFC president Sheikh Salman arrives in Dhaka

AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa shakes hands with BFF vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy, in the presence of president Kazi Salahuddin, following his arrival in Dhaka Sunday - BFF

Tribune Report

Publish : 30 Oct 2017, 12:45 AMUpdate : 30 Oct 2017, 12:47 AM

President of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa arrived in Dhaka Sunday for a two-day visit. Sheikh Salman, who is also the vice president of world football’s governing body Fifa, set foot in the Bangladesh capital from Kolkata, India after watching the grand finale of the U-17 World Cup between England and Spain Saturday.

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This is the first visit of any top executive of world football since former Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who came to Bangladesh five years ago to inaugurate the astroturf ground adjacent to the BFF House in Motijheel. Sheikh Salman, elected AFC president four years ago, will meet the BFF executive committee members Monday before addressing the media at 2:30pm. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin has said the visit of Sheikh Salman is very important for Bangladesh football.