FIFA officials meet with TTFA on Statute Reform

FIFA officials meet with TTFA on Statute Reform

The Normalisation Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association earlier this week welcomed to our shores Mr. Nodar Akhalkatsi, Director of Strategic Projects & MA Governance at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), and Ms. Sofia Malizia, MA Governance Manager at FIFA.

Both officials held meetings with the Normalisation Committee, under chairman Robert Hadad as well as stakeholders of the TTFA on matters relating to the Statute Reform, part of the mandate of the Normalisation Committee. According to TTFA General Secretary Amiel Mohammed, these discussions were productive and this process will continue through to the latter part of 2023. Other matters relating to the development and progress of local football were also on the agenda.

Malizia’s role as MA Governance manager consists of dealing with governance matters at National Federations, which are members of FIFA. Akhalkatsi meantime is the former President of the Georgian Football Federation, and was appointed FIFA Director of Strategic Projects and Member Association Governance in 2022 after serving as the Director of Member Associations Europe,

The FIFA officials also met today with Acting Minister of Sport and Community Development, Senator Randall Mitchell, along with Mr. David Roberts, Permanent Secretary (Ag.), and Mrs. Beverly Reid Samuel, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry at the Ministry’s Head Office in Port of Spain.

The meeting was aimed at providing a much-anticipated update on the work of the FIFA-installed Normalisation Committee as well as updates on the current status of football in Trinidad and Tobago. The Ministry of Sport and Community Development later stated that it remains committed to working with all key stakeholders to foster the growth and advancement of sport in Trinidad and Tobago.