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Football's world governing body has announced plans to raise $1bn dollars to build at least one stadium meeting Fifa standards in each African country.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino was talking in Lubumbashi during the 80th-anniversary celebrations of DR Congo side TP Mazembe.

He insisted that Fifa wants African football to shine and will work with the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and other stakeholders to improve refereeing, infrastructure and competitions on the continent.

"We want to bring it (Africa) to the highest of heights and show the world the outstanding talent and amazingly gifted players your continent possesses," he said.

"To do this, we want to implement a three-pillar approach: refereeing, infrastructure and competitions, in close cooperation with Caf, all of its 54 member associations across Africa and other stakeholders.

"I am positive that we will make African football reach the top level where it should be because the quality and potential are definitely here."

One of the plans is for Fifa to create a professional and elite group of African referees who will be independent of the administration and political bodies.

This follows on from the decision taken in the last executive committee meeting of Caf where a decision to implement reforms in the refereeing sector was approved.

On infrastructure, Infantino said Fifa would mobilize companies and entrepreneurs to raise around $1bn with the objective of building at least one stadium that complies with Fifa's standards in each African country.

He said Fifa will focus on developing new and better competitions to generate more revenue so that the African clubs can retain talented players.

Infantino hinted at the possibility of creating an African League that would see the best clubs from the continent play against each other, without giving further details or outlining how the plan might impact the Champions League.

He also talked about plans to organize regional competitions and youth tournaments to further help the development of young players in Africa.

Infantino is touring along with his general-secretary-turned-African-delegate Fatma Samoura, Caf president Ahmad Ahmad and African legend Samuel Eto'o among other people.

He then took part in a commemorative match that featured Eto'o, Zambian legend Kalusha Bwalya and TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi.

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So our leaders, politicians , business moguls are waiting for Fifa to build a standard stadium for us in Nigeria?

There are more than 90 stadiums alone in UK..

Shame to African leaders

Multiple mini stadia would have been better to grow the sports ...

Some posters should be flogged

Don't misconstrue news to fit a sensationalist narrative

The truth is that the statement was made by Fifa President in DR of Congo, and he was saying that USD 1billion would be spent to build Fifa standard stadiums across Africa NOT that USD 1billion would be spent building the most advanced stadium in Nigeria

Some of us are not mentally lazy, so please stop twisting news

For those who care about what the read online, here's an authentic link

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50599595

Why I like the white. They ain't greedy, they bring out the one they have to make the world a better place.

They don't enrich themselves nor do they store money at home, but with good intentions to make the world a better place.


Hell, Leaders from Africa need to learn.

I just hope when this is done, it would be managed properly.

Pls built it in Edo state or Delta

helinues:
So our leaders, politicians , business moguls are waiting for Fifa to build a standard stadium for us in Nigeria?

There are more than 90 stadiums alone in UK..

Shame to African leaders

Shame on Bubu!! He can't even sustain the ones built by previous administration.

Sadly they will call it investor.

Brandstudio01:
Another case of Foreigners coming here to generate revenue as a result of Leadership who cannot think on their feet. Shame on you African Leaders. Was it FIFA that Build any of the Modern Stadiums in Egypt?

Brandstudio01:
Another case of Foreigners coming here to generate revenue as a result of Leadership who cannot think on their feet. Shame on you African Leaders. Was it FIFA that Build any of the Modern Stadiums in Egypt?

Yinmu

Didn't Akpabio build a fairly good one in Uyo? Is it a viable project at the end of the day?.

Until the likes of MTN, Dangote, and other big brands own well funded football clubs in Nigeria, that will draw the attention of Nigerians, who are already distracted by foreign clubs, Football will remain at the primitive level.

DonFreshmoney:


We dont need the stadium here in this zoo.. we are animals and therefore lack maintenance culture.. take the money, job and stadium to Ghana.

another Ghana maggot hiding in Nigeria

Unless it's a training pitch,not a stadium they want to build in each African country with the $1billion because it costs at least $500m to build a single modern stadium,rising up to $1billion each to build a state of the art stadium.
So it's either FIFA still sees Africa and Africans as still very unenlightened or they want to scam the companies,organisations or countries that will donate the $1billion they are proposing.

Come and build