FIFA: Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) appointed as director member associations Europe

Azerbaijani Elkhan Mammadov, born on 18/06/1979, has been appointed as director member associations Europe at FIFA effective from 01/05/2022, announced the world body on 20/04/2022: Mammadov "will be based in Paris (Hôtel de la Marine, Place de la Concorde, 8^th arrondissement) with the FIFA Member Associations team."

"Mammadov will assume specific responsibility for regional strategies on the implementation of the FIFA Forward programme, analysing specific requirements across European football's 55 FIFA member associations in order to define development projects and to ensure their implementation in line with the FIFA framework," explained the international federation.

"It is a real boost to FIFA to have Elkhan joining the team. His commitment to building the foundations of football has reaped significant reward for everyone involved in the sport in Azerbaijan, and I look forward to him applying his experience for the benefit of European football as a whole," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.

• Elkhan Mammadov had joined the UEFA Union of European Football Associations …