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UEFA, FIFA chiefs to visit Azerbaijan in June

5 March 2011 11:03 (UTC+04:00)
UEFA, FIFA chiefs to visit Azerbaijan in June

BAKU – UEFA President Michel Platini is due to visit Azerbaijan on June 8-9, an UEFA official said in Baku on Friday.

Pascal Torres, UEFA's head of national associations development, told a conference held by the Azerbaijan Association of Football Federations (AFFA) that during the visit, Platini will join events devoted to the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijani football.

FIFA President Joseph Blatter will also arrive in Baku to attend the celebrations, AFFA President Rovnag Abdullayev told reporters.

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