Mohammed Khalfan Al-Rumaithi, Chairman of the General Authority for Sports, announced yesterday his support for the continued success of the AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

A joint statement by Al-Rumaithi and Sheikh Salman said they had agreed to support Sheikh Salman for continuing as president of the Continental Union for a new term, and that Sheikh Salman benefited from the ambitious electoral program announced by Al-Rumaithi in his campaign, including the launching of competitions and ensuring the increase in the AFC's revenues .

According to the statement, "the two sides pledged to work together and work together during the next phase in the interests of the AFC and its independence and transparency, so as to ensure the development of football and paper in the countries of the largest continents, which gathers about two-thirds of its population."

"I would like to thank Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi for his hospitality, hospitality and good spirit towards us to complete this meeting, despite the strong and generous competition that we have combined in our goal and vision for what is in the interest of Asian football," he said.

"I also thank him for supporting me and his ambitious electoral program, which in itself represents an important working paper that will contribute to the advancement of Asian football, which we will undoubtedly put into the attention and implementation. This is not strange to a man of the size and standing of Mohammed Khalfan Al-Rumaithi who, despite his many preoccupations and responsibilities, Away from the arena of Asian football and its service that need men dream and work for the future and the future of young people ».

For his part, Al Rumaithi thanked Sheikh Salman for his initiative and his visit to the UAE. "I would like to emphasize that my candidacy from the start was not a quest for a position, but his main motivation was to put Asian football in the right place among the world's continents through Reflects my vision on how to develop the game in the largest continents of the world, and I was delighted to welcome Sheikh Salman to benefit from this program and work to achieve on the ground, so I will spare no effort in support and support in order to reach this goal, which is in the interest of all ». He also thanked all those who supported him, individuals and countries, and interacted with his vision, promising them to continue the march to ensure a better future for Asian football.

Al - Rumaithi put his program

Electoral service

Sheikh Salman bin

Ibrahim.