Three Georgian professionals join UEFA committees
GFF General Secretary Davit Mujiri revealed the selections to the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Wednesday, noting UEFA was pleased with the organisation of the ongoing Under-21 European Championship, co-hosted by Georgia and Romania. Photo: GFF/Facebook
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Three football professionals from Georgia will join committees at the UEFA following selections that came along with the European governing body’s recognition of the country’s organisational efforts for the sport.
Former national team player Aleksandre Iashvili will serve at the Football Committee of the organisation, while Akaki Aladashvili and Kakha Chumburidze, vice presidents of the Georgian Football Federation, will join the Legal Committee and the Committee of National Associations respectively.
The new members will continue the Georgian representation at the body, with five professionals from the country previously selected to serve at various committees of UEFA.
GFF General Secretary Davit Mujiri revealed the selections to the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Wednesday, noting UEFA was pleased with the organisation of the ongoing Under-21 European Championship, co-hosted by Georgia and Romania.
GFF President Levan Kobiashvili, who was elected as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee in April, featured in Wednesday’s proceedings at the European governing body’s headquarters in Nyon. The discussion highlighted the country’s organisational support for the national U21 team's “athletic accomplishments”, Mujiri said.
The Georgian national team's draw with the Netherlands on Tuesday, and the squad’s advancement to the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship received attention from European media outlets.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Tuesday ended in a draw with the Netherlands 1:1 in the last match of the group stage of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday ended in a draw with Belgium 2:2 in the second match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Wednesday defeated Portugal 2:0 in the opening match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and the Georgian Football Federation President Levan Kobiashvili on Saturday discussed the preparation process for holding the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia with the delegation of the Union of European Football Associations.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the country was “fully prepared” to host the UEFA European U21 Championship “with dignity and at the highest level”, while visiting the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in the western city of Kutaisi, one of the venues renovated for the purpose of hosting matches of the tournament.
Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze on Tuesday said he was “proud to say” the country was “fully prepared” to host matches of the upcoming UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday inspected the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, which has been rehabilitated to host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Wednesday visited newly renovated Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in the western city of Kutaisi, one of five renovated venues that will host matches of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the west of the country this summer.
Ten sports facilities have been built or renovated across Georgia for hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship this summer, the Ministry of Infrastructure said on Tuesday.