Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (centre) and Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, during a meeting with Swedish Football Association President, Karl-Erik Ni
DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani yesterday welcomed a Swedish Football Association (SFA) delegation headed by President Karl-Erik Nilsson.
The meeting was also attended by QFA Vice-President Saud Abdulaziz Al Mohannadi and QFA Secretary-General Mansoor Al Ansari.
Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, was also present during the meeting.
President Nilsson was also accompanied by Hakan Sjostrand, Secretary-General of SFA.
Ali Dawood, Executive Director of QFA President’s Office, was also present.
The SFA President called on the QFA President on the sidelines of the Swedish national team’s winter camp in Doha. The QFA President said Qatar looks forward to solidifying fruitful bilateral relations with the SFA, adding both parties stood to gain from improving football relations in the coming years.
Ways and means to develop football in both countries were discussed in detail.
Football development at the grassroots level was at the heart of the discussions yesterday.
Both officials later on exchanged souvenirs.
