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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The Fifa Council unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023 and the increase of investment in football development to 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, the world football governing body announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Fifa confirmed that the budget for the 2023-2026 cycle is almost seven times as much as the investment in the development programmes prior to 2016.<\/p>\n

The Annual Report will be submitted to the 74th Fifa Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17 for final approval.<\/p>\n

The Congress will hold a vote on the host(s) of the 2027 Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup in Bangkok after Fifa received a bid from Brazil, a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as a joint bid from Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n

The Fifa Council also supported the Fifa President Gianni Infantino\u2019s call to fight racism in football, Fifa said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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