Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samoura was named FIFA's new
secretary General by FIFA president Gianni Infantino today in Mexico,
during FIFA's 66th International congress.
Fatma
Samoura currently lives in Nigeria and was appointed personally by
Infantino today at the 66th FIFA Congress according to FIFA statues. Her
appointment will make her the first female number two ever at world
football's governing body, FIFA.
Infantino says she was
appointed as he aims to promote values such as Gender equality,
zero-tolerance for racism and corruption with new leadership as he
begins his tenure as FIFA President.
The former
secretary general, Jerome Valcke of France, was sacked in January and
banned from football for 12 years over misconduct in television deals
and World Cup ticket sales, one of the many scandals that hit FIFA.
Markus Kattner has been acting as the Secretary General since Infantino was elected as president back in February.
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