FIFA President praises Georgian Football Federation counterpart for hosting European U21 Championship
The official added the GFF President had displayed the country’s capacity for hosting “significant football events”. Photo: Gianni Infantino/Instagram
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Gianni Infantino, the President of the International Association Football Federation, on Wednesday praised Levan Kobiashvili, the President of the Georgian Football Federation, for playing a “central role” in the country co-hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year.
In his social media post, Infantino said he was “very happy” to meet Kobiashvili, and noted the meeting discussed the “ongoing exciting development” of Georgian football.
He highlighted the hosting of a “major European tournament to the country last summer”, after Georgia and Romania played host to fixtures of the event.
“obiashvili is one of a growing group of former players who have the energy, intelligence and vision to leverage their vast experience to bring about positive change in football in their country”, he said.
The official added the GFF President had displayed the country’s capacity for hosting “significant football events”.
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 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.
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.
The legendary Argentinian captain of Milan's famed FC Internazionale club, currently the club's Vice President, Javier Zanetti, along with the delegation, on Friday arrived in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on a two-day visit.
The tournament trophy of the 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship will start its journey from Georgia’s Black Sea coastal city of Batumi across the country before ending up in the capital city of Tbilisi to mark the country’s co-hosting of the competition, the Government of the Black Sea region of Adjara announced on Friday.