The Asian Football Confederation congress for the year 2019 will be happening in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday and current president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has inevitably arrived in Malaysia for the meeting where he is running unopposed for another four-year term.
Yet he has other matters on hand to settle first and one of it included paying a courtesy visit to the Royal Palace to meet the King of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to thank him for his service to football on behalf of the Asian football family.
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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong had previously held various roles throughout the world of football from the president of Football Association of Malaysia to the vice-president of AFC to being part of the FIFA Council, proving himself to be a vital member of the biggest football organisations.