MEXICO CITY (AP) FIFA broke new ground by appointing a Senegalese United Nations official as its first female and first non-European secretary general on Friday.
Fatma Samoura has no experience working in sports but FIFA President Gianni Infantino hopes that will help it try to regain the trust and credibility of the world after far-reaching corruption, bribery, and financial misconduct.
''We want to embrace diversity and we believe in gender equality,'' Infantino told his first FIFA Congress as president since succeeding the banned Sepp Blatter.
Moya Dodd, a member of the ruling FIFA Council, called it a ''landmark day for women in FIFA.