AIFF, QFA set for strategic alliance
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI): The All India Football Federation on Sunday decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qatar Football Association, for the benefit of the game in both nations, the AIFF said in a statement.
The decision to sign the MOU was taken during a meeting between the top officials of the two football governing bodies in Doha, Qatar.
AIFF president. Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran, now on a trip to Doha, met QFA president Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, senior board members and general secretary Mansoor Al-Ansari at the QFA office, to discuss a strategic alliance for the mutual benefit of football in both India and Qatar.
Chaubey, after the meeting, stated that the meeting deliberated on collaboration possibilities between India and Qatar. “I am sure this would be beneficial to both countries in the long run,” he said.