The
President of Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF), Umid Ahmadjonov,
visited Aspire Academy yesterday morning with a delegation including
UFF’s Secretary-General Sardor Rakhmatullaev.
The delegation was
welcomed by senior officials from Aspire Academy, including Director
General, Ivan Bravo, and Deputy Director General, Ali Salem Afifa.
As
part of their visit, the UFF delegation received a tour of Aspire
Academy, met with a variety of Academy staff and were shown the
Academy’s state-of-the-art facilities.
The tour was designed to
illustrate how the Academy’s facilities, mission and vision helps
identify talented young athletes in Qatar and beyond with real potential
and transform them into world-renowned champions who can represent
Qatar in national teams across a wide range of sports, as well as
promote a sports culture in Qatar and the region.
Following their
tour Bravo, discussed areas of potential collaboration with the UFF
officials with focus on developing best football practices. At the end
of their visit, the Academy’s Director General and the UFF’s President
exchanged commemorative shields.
Commenting on his visit to the
Academy, Ahmadjonov, said: “It was a pleasure to visit such a great
sporting academy. I must congratulate the people of Qatar for having
such a fabulous institution that promotes such amazing values and does
so much for aspirational athletes. I am pretty sure that the country’s
sporting future is in safe hands and that Qatar will have a highly
competitive national football team in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
here in Doha based on the vision of this great academy.”
Ahmadjonov
was elected in September to the leadership of the UFF. He is also the
Vice President of Uzbekistan National Olympic and Paralympic Committee
and the former Vice-President of Pakhtakor Tashkent Football Club.
Director General of Aspire Academy Ivan Bravo (right) presents a shield to Umid Ahmadjonov, the President of Uzbekistan Football Federation, yesterday.