{"id":274360,"date":"2023-06-15T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=274360"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:08:09","slug":"fifa-secretary-general-fatma-samoura-to-depart-after-7-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/15\/fifa-secretary-general-fatma-samoura-to-depart-after-7-years\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA secretary general, Fatma Samoura to depart after 7 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest profile woman working in world soccer, the football governing body has said.<\/p>\n<p>Samoura will stay in the job she has held since 2016 through this year\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and leave at the end of the year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/07\/fifa-honours-osimhen-with-special-jersey-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFA today is a better governed, more open, more reliable and more transparent organisation. I will leave FIFA with a high sense of pride and fulfilment,\u201d Samoura said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had intended to share my news first with the FIFA Council members next week, but I am aware there has been growing speculation about my position in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, I am fully focused on the preparation and delivery of the upcoming Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old former United Nations official from Senegal was an unexpected hire seven years ago soon after the election of Gianni Infantino as FIFA president.<\/p>\n<p>She became the first woman, first Black person, first Muslim and first non-European to be FIFA\u2019s top administrator.<\/p>\n<p>However, Infantino\u2019s hands-on style as an executive president has meant Samoura has often struggled to establish a clearly defined public role in the $2 million-a-year job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFatma was the first woman, and the first African, to be appointed to such an important position at FIFA,\u201d Infantino said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respect Fatma\u2019s decision and I would like to thank her for such dedication and commitment to football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samoura\u2019s time in FIFA included helping oversee men\u2019s World Cups played in Russia and Qatar, and awarding the 2026 edition that will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>She also oversaw the restructuring of FIFA which included appointing two deputy secretary generals and creating a new women\u2019s football division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest profile woman working in world soccer, the football governing body has said. 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