The Peninsula
The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) has announced the election of Salman Ahmed Al Ansari as a member of the Board of Directors of FIFPro (Asia and Oceania Division) during the elections that took place during the General Assembly of FIFPro Asia and Oceania Division.
Al Ansari will be a member of the FIFPro Asia & Oceania Board of Directors for the term 2021-25.
On this occasion, Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, President of the Qatar Players Association (QPA), said, “We are pleased that Salman Al Ansari has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of FIFPro (Asia and Oceania), which reflects the confidence gained by Al Ansari during his presidency of the Association at the continental and international levels. We wish the best of success to Mr. Al Ansari.”
Ibrahim Al Ghanim, Vice-President of the QPA, said: “The election of Mr. Salman Al Ansari is a result of the nature of the work he did during the years in which he founded and headed the association, and we hope he is successful in carrying out his duties.”
Al Ansari has been elected alongside six members of the Board of Directors of FIFPro (Asia and Oceania), which are Takuya Yamazaki (Japan), Catherine Gill (Australia), Cyrus Confectioner (India), Anna Green (New Zealand), Izham Ismail (Malaysia).