{"id":47702,"date":"2023-03-16T10:26:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/gianni-infantino-re-elected-fifa-president-during-73rd-congress-in-kigali\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T06:30:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:30:41","slug":"gianni-infantino-re-elected-fifa-president-during-73rd-congress-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/gianni-infantino-re-elected-fifa-president-during-73rd-congress-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA President at 73rd Congress in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"

He was elected on Thursday 16th March 2023 during the 73rd FIFA Congress at BK Arena in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. <\/p>\n

Rwanda becomes the first African country to host a congress coinciding with elections of FIFA Congress. <\/p>\n

The Swiss-Italian,53, has been leading FIFA since 2016. He was elected for the second term in 2019. <\/p>\n

Following his unopposed re-election, Infantino thanked all supporters and pledged continued contribution to the development of football across the world. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet me simply thank all of you. Those who love me, you are many, and the few who hate me, I love you all. Being FIFA president is a big honour and privilege but also a huge responsibility,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

“I’m truly humbled and touched by your support, and I simply promise you that I will continue serving FIFA, serving football all over the world, serving all 211 Member Associations of FIFA. Leadership is obviously about listening and learning, and I think I am learning every day,\u201d added Infantino. <\/p>\n

He urged member associations to count on his commitment and collaboration to develop football. <\/p>\n

“Leadership is also about acting, and I’m certainly there to act so you can continue to trust on my commitment, and the only thing I am asking you is to continue working hard together to unite the world with football,” said Infantino. <\/p>\n

Since 2016, Infantino made several reforms to restore the image of football that had been mired by corruption scandal for the past 20 years. <\/p>\n

The scandal also led to the resignation of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter in 2015. <\/p>\n

Among others, Infantino has helped the body to achieve financial self-sufficiency and increased the budget to support member associations. <\/p>\n

Particularly, Infantino has announced FIFA\u2019s projected income of US$11billion in this tenure, compared with US$7.5bn in the last four-year cycle between 2019 and 2022. <\/p>\n

Infantino is also reputed for giving opportunity to countries with less advanced football by increasing teams expected to participate in the World Cup 2026 from 32 to 48. <\/p>\n

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