FIFA President calls on President and PM

The FIFA President Gianni Infantino (third from left) met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa in Anuradhapura yesterday. The picture shows Infantino gifting a Jersey to the President Rajapaksa. Jaswar Umar President Football Sri Lanka is also present.

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) President Gianni Infantino called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Anuradhapura last morning.

Infantino was the Chief Guest at yesterday’s final of the ‘Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Football Tournament’ held at the Colombo Race Course Ground.

Infantino informed the President that FIFA would extend its fullest support to the promotion of football in Sri Lanka.

He said his Federation would support the construction of a fully-fledged football stadium in or near Colombo.

Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa, Principal Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga, and a delegation accompanied by FIFA President Gianni Infantino were also present at the discussion.

(President’s Media Division)