The 2023 FIFA Presidential election will take place in Kigali, Rwanda on 16 March 2023 during the 73rd FIFA Congress.
The call was approved by the FIFA Council at its 30 March 2022 meeting.
Kigali also hosted a FIFA Council meeting, in October 2018.
Meanwhile, FIFA President Gianni Infantino spoke of the importance of investing in football, and the transformation that can bring, as he took part in a discussion at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali today.
“Every sport is great, but football is more than a sport, it is more than a game, it is very special, it has this emotional bond and that is why we are investing a lot, in the Commonwealth in particular,” said President Infantino.
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe was part of the discussion where he also spoke of football’s special qualities and the FIFA World Cup’s powers to unite people.
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