According to the press service of the president, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon met with the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Mr. Gianni Infantino and the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, who arrived on a working visit to the city of Dushanbe.
The parties discussed issues related to further improving the football infrastructure in Tajikistan, the prospects for developing youth and women’s football in our country, as well as futsal, the statement said.
In Tajikistan, more than 7,400 sports facilities have been built and reconstructed in various regions of the country. In the city of Dushanbe alone, over 300 sports facilities have been put into operation in the last five years, and currently, there are 470 football fields functioning in the capital.