Source: Xiao Nan, Beiqing Sports
Song Kai, Chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and his delegation of four will depart from Beijing on the evening of May 14 and fly to Bangkok, Thailand, to participate in the 34th Asian Football Association General Assembly held there on May 16 and the 74th FIFA General Assembly held there on May 17. It is understood that Song Kai will further strengthen exchanges with FIFA, AFC, relevant member associations and their principals by participating in the by election of two members of the Executive Committee of the Asian Football Association and the FIFA 2027 Women's World Cup bid voting event, so as to open a new phase of China's football foreign affairs activities in the new cycle and continue to make friends.
According to the official information of FIFA, the 74th FIFA General Assembly will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17. In addition to the general procedures, the meeting will also implement an important agenda - to select the 2027 Women's World Cup organizer through the vote of all member associations. FIFA confirmed a week ago that the evaluation report of the 2027 Women's World Cup bidding evaluation working group has been produced. As shown above, a total of two tenders have met the "minimum requirements" for the event. One of the two bids is jointly submitted by the Belgian Football Association, the German Football Association and the Netherlands Football Association; The other is submitted separately by the Brazilian Football Association. Including the Chinese Football Association, 211 member associations of FIFA were invited to participate in the voting.
Song Kai, the chairman of CFA, led the team to Thailand for a meeting and will vote solemnly on behalf of CFA at the meeting on the 17th. It is understood that on the occasion of FIFA's general meeting, AFC will also hold the 34th AFC general meeting the day before, that is, the 16th. It is understood that the AFC will officially announce the naming results of the new AFC three-level men's professional club international events after the reform and upgrading during the meeting. The meeting will also elect two new members of the Executive Committee by voting.
For Song Kai, the purpose of this trip is not just to perform the meeting procedures. Instead, we will take the opportunity of meeting to further understand the latest development trend of the current international football and Asian football, and strengthen exchanges with representatives of FIFA, AFC and important member associations, so as to win more favorable external conditions for the development of Chinese football. In fact, Song Kai has always attached great importance to the foreign exchange work of the Chinese Football Association since he officially took the post of the new chairman of the Chinese Football Association last October. For example, he has taken the opportunity of a few visits to directly communicate with FIFA President Ivanino, AFC President Salman and other football heavyweights, and achieved relatively ideal results.
