FIFA and AFC to build new state-of-the-art football stadium


Working hand-in-hand: FIFA president Gianni Infantino (left) and Qatar FA president Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani posing for the camera after attending AFC’s Executive Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. — Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA will build new state-of-the-art football stadium called The AFC Stadium in Putrajaya through a collaborative project.

According to news published in the AFC’s official website today, the new football-specific stadium will be constructed on a land site spanning 6.172 hectares, with a fully equipped grandstand, spectators’ boulevard and atrium, administrative offices and underground carpark.

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