Gianni Infantino Re-elected as FIFA President for 3rd Time

Gianni Infantino Re-elected as FIFA President for 3rd Time

Daily Current Affairs   /   Gianni Infantino Re-elected as FIFA President for 3rd Time

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 20 2023

Share on facebook
  • On 16th March 2023, Gianni Infantino(52-year-old) Swiss football administrator, was re-elected as the president of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA – Fédération Internationale De Football Association) for the 3rd time at the 73rd FIFA Congress held in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • He has been re-elected as president of FIFA for a 4 year term from 2023 to 2027 after running unopposed at the 73rd FIFA Congress.
  • Gianni Infantino started working with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Europe’s football confederation, in August 2000 and held the position of UEFA’s General Secretary in 2009.
  • Note: 
  • For the first time, an elective FIFA Congress took place in Africa.
  • The proceedings were opened by Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
  • Rwanda hosted 211 FIFA Football Associations members and partners for the 73rd FIFA congress.
Recent Post's

  • India became the largest supplier of cotton products to the United States in 2025, surpassing China for the first time in recent years.

    Read More....

  • Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India discovered two new lichen moth species named Caulocera hollowayi and Asura buxa in the Eastern Himalayas.

    Read More....

  • The world’s first Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre was established in Nellore to develop advanced unmanned maritime technologies.

    Read More....

  • Assam exported its GI-tagged Joha rice to the United Kingdom and Italy for the first time.

    Read More....

  • Scientists discovered a new pterosaur species named Bakiribu waridza from a 100-million-year-old fossilised dinosaur vomit in Araripe Basin.

    Read More....

  • Meta acquired the experimental AI social networking platform Moltbook as part of the global AI talent race.

    Read More....

  • The Delhi Cantonment Board launched the SMART digital governance platform to improve sanitation monitoring and civic services.

    Read More....

  • NITI Aayog released the second edition of the Fiscal Health Index 2026 to assess the fiscal performance of Indian states.

    Read More....

  • Razorpay launched the AI-powered payment platform Agent Studio built on Claude AI technology.

    Read More....

  • The WHO Foundation and Novo Nordisk partnered to address childhood obesity in India through school-based health programmes.

    Read More....