FIFA President invites Haiya for meeting

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has invited newly elected Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Fleetwood Haiya for a meeting in Saudi Arabia.

He is expected to leave on Wednesday accompanied by the FAM general secretary Alfred Gunda to attend the FIFA World Club Championship and the FIFA football summit and they are expected back on Saturday.

Gunda said Infantino is expected to officially welcome Haiya as the new FAM president.

He said: “Immediately after the elections last Saturday, FIFA got in touch to extend an invitation to the newly elected President. Infantino would like to meet Haiya and officially welcome him to the international football family. It will also be an opportunity for the new president to appraise FIFA on his vision for Malawi football as per his transforming Malawi football agenda.”

On Sunday, Infantino sent an official letter congratulating Haiya for following his ascendancy to the country’ football highest seat.

“Please accept my warmest greetings and sincerest congratulations for your election as President of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM).

“Your knowledge and leadership, your passion, and experience will undoubtedly have an important impact on the development of our beautiful game in Malawi. Convinced of the potential of football in the country, you can count on my personal support and the help of FIFA to achieve the goal. The doors of FIFA are always open if you wish to discuss our sport, it’s development and the promotion of its values,” said Infantino.

Haiya was elected FAM President on Saturday in Mzuzu and successfully challenged his predecessor Walter Nyamilandu to end his 19-year reign at the helm of Malawi’s football governing body.

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