June’s FIFA Congress Rescheduled Due To Coronavirus
March 11, 2020
The FIFA Congress, due to take place in June, has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 on account of the spread of COVID-19, numerous international bodies and public health authorities have advised against the organisation of international events.
Concerns over the health and well-being of participants, as well as travel restrictions in many countries, have resulted in the cancellation or postponement of many such events in various parts of the world.
Mindful of this, and given the wish of FIFA to organise a Congress which all member associations are able to attend, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided yesterday to reschedule the 70th FIFA Congress from Friday, 5 June 2020 to Friday, 18 September 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In addition, the FIFA Council meeting planned for Friday, 20 March 2020 has also been rescheduled to a date yet to be confirmed in June-July 2020, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, or via videoconference.
