Président yi FIFA Gianni Infantino jëfandikoo ci Congrès ordinaire yi AFF (ASEAN Football Federation) ci Manila, Philippines, bëgg na wax ne jëfandikoo ci tournoi yi niir FIFA ASEAN Cup™ dafa "am solo lool" ci yégle ak yokku ji football yëgël ci Asie du Sud-Est.

FIFA ASEAN Cup™ ya ndëgam doon Indonésie, ci kaw fenêtre internationale yi Septembre/Octobre, ci tep ak FIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup™ ya ndëgam ci Hong Kong, Chine. Associations yi AFF 11 — ñu jëm téere ak yëgël na bant yu bari ngir fukk million — ñu bokk ci tournoi yi ñaar. Bu bari 70,000 fan ñu bari ci Gelora Bung Karno Stadium ci Jakarta ngir xool Indonésie def amul Thailand te yëgël kopo FIFA ASEAN Cup™.

Régiyon yi am na dal ci njëkk

Tournoi yi ñaar jii ñu dees ngir waruwaay yi xam na ci football ci régiyon bi. Indonésie mooy dëkk yi FIFA Series 2026™ ci atum gi, Thaïlande jëfandikoo ak FIFA Women's Series™ ya ndëgam, te Philippines dëkk yi FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup™ ya ndëgam ci 2024.

«Liggéey bii ngay def ci fes tournoi ak événement yi ci régiyon bi ngir jigéen yi, ngir xale yi rëy, ngir jigéen yu mag yi, ak ngir góor yi dafa am solo lool ngir yokku football te gëm ci kaw ci benn régiyon bu am solo bu dëkk mi,» Infantino wax na ci Président yi AFF Major General Khiev Sameth ak délégués yi. «Ñu war na def loolu ci jëfandikoo bu bari.»

Liggéey yi FIFA yégle ci régiyon bi dina yokku bu bari ci cycle bu ñaar ñaar ak ñaar ñaar yi nekkoo. Association membre FIFA yi fepp dina am droit ngir yëgël tëdëbal ci 25 million USD ci programme FIFA Forward ak FIFA Surplus Solidarity Programme — xaalis bu bëgg ngir yokku infrastructure. Benn fonds yi AFF, boo ne 60 million USD ci ñaar ñaar ak ñaar ñaar dugg, dina yokku ngir seddoo fes tournoi yi régiyon bi.

Rekord yu U-15 ak bokk ci bépp duniyaay

Infantino topp na bokk yi associations yi AFF 12 fepp ci FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival™ ya ndëgam ci elëk bu ëpp ci Azerbaïdjan. Juróom kati ñoom — Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, ak Timor-Leste — ñu def ndëgam seen ndaw ci jant bi ci duniyaay.

«90 pourcent yi membres FIFA ñu ñëw, AFF yëp ñu bokk, benn team fepp def golo bu mu mel» Infantino wax na, bëgg na wax ne benn ci ñoom fepp gëm ne mu am ci «famille yi football yi FIFA ci duniyaay.» Mu wax na ne dëkk yi nekkoo dina mën a bokk jigéen ak góor ci addina ya ndëgam.

Soppiku bu mag yi Rizal Memorial Stadium

Ci kaw congrès bi, Infantino yëgël na ak Président yi Philippine Football Federation (PFF) John Gutierrez ci soxor Memorandum of Agreement ci wax ci soppiku Rizal Memorial Stadium ci Manila.

Stade bi dafa jeex ci 1934, te du dëkk bu ndaw yi équipes nationales góor ak jigéen yi Philippines. Rénovation bu am 15 million USD — projet bu jëfandikoo ak FIFA, PFF, Philippine Sports Commission, gouvernement ville Manila, ak parties prenantes yi — dina ko soppiku ngir dëkk bu am solo bu am capacité 25,000, ak domu neweel bu mees, te yëgël bu nekk ci 2028.

«Nëbëe stade dafa bari ci nëbëe fɔlɔ benn décor yëgël equipe nationale dina joxor,» Infantino wax na. «Nëbëe stade mooy jox biir, mbégël, ak jàng ci réew bi yëp.»

Infantino jëfandikoo na ci bokk yi membres yi AFF yëp ci révision bi woon na ci gouvernance FIFA, bu jëf na groupe de travail bu jëfandikoo ci kaw Conseil yi FIFA ci kaw Octobre. Résultats yi groupe bi ñu jàpp na ñu joxor ci Conseil yi FIFA, te ci Congrès yi FIFA ci atum bi nekk.