By: Nabila Essam

On Thursday, Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, received FIFA president Gianni Infantino upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport, in the presence of FIFA executive committee member and Egypt's football association president Hani Abu Reida.

The visit of the FIFA President to Egypt comes to attend the opening of the Egyptian Football Association’s new building in the 6th of October City, “The Egyptian National Teams Center", in addition to attending the the annual meeting of the Cairo-based Confederation of African Football (CAF)scheduled to be held tomorrow, Friday, in the presence of the President of the Federation Members of the Executive Office and heads of civil federations who are members of the General Assembly.

The Minister of Youth and Sports welcomed the FIFA President's visit to Cairo, and his constant keenness to attend the events of CAF, and to provide support and assistance to the federation's policies and vision towards developing African football.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy is scheduled to attend the events of the CAF General Assembly, which is chaired by CAF President Patrice Motsepe, and a number of files will be discussed, including the annual budget, the football infrastructure development program in Africa, and the international matches agenda.