Blatter, Platini, Hayatou in Algiers to Inaugurate the FA Headquarters

The new headquarters of the Algerian Football Federation will be inaugurated as by 1st May in a big ceremony to be attended by top world football officials, including FIFA President, Joseph Blatter, UEFA President, Michel Plattini and CAF President, Aissa Hayatou.

The guests of Algeria will visit also some football facilities, including the elite football centre in Sidi Moussa, in the southern outskirts of Algiers, in addition to attend the final match of Algeria Cup.

It would be the second visit of Blatter to the North African nation, after his visit in 2002 to campaign his reelection for a second term. 

The new Algerian FA headquarters coasted about 1.5 million US dollars, noting that it has been sponsored by three partners, including FIFA’s Goal Project with a 400 000 US dollars budget, plus a 600 000 US dollars contribution as part of FIFA aids for national federations, while the Algerian government provided a plot of land worth 400 thousand US dollars, on which the project has been constructed.