Football’s governing body have announced a grand plan to build at least one stadium meeting Fifa standards in each African country
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has disclosed how football’s governing body plans to support and develop football in Africa.
The Swiss-Italian was speaking during the 80th anniversary celebration of Democratic Republic of the Congo’s TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi, where he visited the site of the club’s new football stadium, which will be able to hold 50,000 fans, and the club’s youth academy.
He reiterated that Fifa wants to work with the Confederation of African Football (Caf) in conjunction with stakeholders to improve refereeing, infrastructure and competitions on the continent, which he referred to as a “three-pillar approach”.