FIFA Chief in town today

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The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) will welcome FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter along with a high level entourage today as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Qatar Football Federation President Sheikh Hamad bin

Khalifa Al Thani along with other FIFA and AFC officials and MA Presidents from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE and Saudi Arabia will arrive with Blatter by private jet on 1 December. The delegation will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa and travel to Jaffna on 2 December to open the new Jaffna Stadium. The delegation is also set to attend the celebratory banquet at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo on 2 December, where the FFSL will launch the first-ever official national football jersey of Sri Lanka while honouring some of the legends of Sri Lankan football. In addition to declaring open the Jaffna stadium, Blatter will also meet with the local football community and participate in a grassroots level football program with around 250 children. The FIFA President and his delegation will depart the island on 3 December.