A senior Asian Football Confederation (AFC) official has complimented a legacy initiative of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, saying the work of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC)-supported Josoor Institute is helping to propel the professionalisation of football throughout the Middle East.

Alex Phillips, who is Head of Stakeholder Affairs at the AFC – and currently seconded from his role as UEFA’s Head of Asia-Europe Affairs – believes that football has seen sweeping reforms towards professionalisation in many AFC member countries, specifically in East Asia and India.

 

He also said the work undertaken by Josoor Institute – the Doha-based centre for excellence in sports and events industries – will spearhead the process in the Middle East.   

Speaking to www.sc.qa on the sidelines of a recent Josoor Institute-organised professional management workshop on the business of football, Phillips also praised AFC member country, India, for its work towards building a legacy from staging a mega event, in the form of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in October 2017. 

 

“The different stakeholders of Indian football are making specific efforts to leave behind a maximum legacy in different areas from the hosting of India’s first-ever FIFA event,” he said. 

 

“Matches will be staged in six Indian states, and grassroots participation from these areas is involved in the lead up to the tournament. The All India Football Federation is doing its best to ensure knowledge and ideas from the event are preserved and used in the future for the betterment of Indian football.”

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(Report and picture courtesy: http://www.sc.qa)