The Peninsula
The President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, yesterday met the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Qatar, H E Mohamed Setri at the QFA Headquarters.
Ali Daoud, Executive Director of the Office of QFA President, was also present at the meeting.
The QFA President received the Moroccan ambassador seeking to strengthen the existing relations between the two sides.
The cordial meeting included discussions of many common topics of interest.
The ambassador praised the important role of Qatar at the sporting level, indicating that Doha has become one of the most popular cities on the world stage which confirms Qatar’s ability to organise a wonderful version of the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
He expressed his happiness that the FIFA World Cup will be organized by an Arab country for the first time in 2022.
The ambassador said his country extends full support to Qatar as it prepares to host the World Cup.
The meeting also discussed strengthening means of cooperation between the two sides in various fields in light of the fraternal relationship between the two countries.
At the end of the meeting, the Moroccan ambassador was presented with a QFA shield as a souvenir.