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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today, March 21 confirmed the AFC Dream Asia Foundation Board of Trustees under the Chairmanship of Saudi Arabia’s President of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, for a four-year term from 2021 to 2025.
In addition to the President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, the two remaining Board of Trustees are Hong Kong Football Association Ltd. President and Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong President Timothy Fok Tsun Ting as well as the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) President and Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) Vice President Major General Khiev Sameth.
With more than 50 years of cumulative experience in a diverse range of industries which include sports administration, public service, business, economics as well as social development and philanthropy, the esteemed trio will further strengthen the strategic oversight and management of funds received and disbursed under the AFC Dream Asia Foundation.
In welcoming the new AFC Dream Asia Foundation Board of Trustees, AFC President and Patron of the AFC Dream Asia Foundation Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, said: “The AFC Dream Asia Foundation was established with the primary purpose of driving the AFC’s ambitions of maximising the unifying force of our beautiful game to positively impact our vulnerable communities across Asia.
“Our three founding members bring with them their vast and diverse range of experiences and, on behalf of the Asian football family, I am pleased and honoured to welcome them to the AFC Dream Asia Foundation.
“I want to thank them for their willingness to serve and I am confident that they will elevate the transformative impact and delivery of our social development programmes in the coming years.
“Above all, the appointment of these outstanding domain experts reinforces the AFC’s commitment to ensure we deliver the most meaningful programmes in line with the industry’s best practices, whilst upholding the highest standards of good governance and accountability.”
The three founding trustees will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the AFC continues to successfully conduct and deliver various social responsibility programmes and initiatives centred on the AFC Dream Asia Foundation’s three key pillars – Child Safeguarding, Education and Social Inclusion.
Launched by the AFC President in March 2017, the Foundation continues to empower and uplift the most vulnerable communities across all 47 AFC Member Associations and the five Regional Associations by partnering with some of the most renowned international and local non-profit entities and organisations.
