UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin visits Kazakhstan

25 April 2025, 15:41

Фото: КФФ | Никита Басов

On 25 April (Kazakhstan Football Day), the President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Aleksander Čeferin, arrived in Astana on an official visit.

As part of his visit, the UEFA Leader met with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

After the official meeting, Aleksander Čeferin visited the headquarters of the Kazakhstan Football Federation and held the meeting with the KFF President Marat Omarov.

The UEFA leader visited the museum of the Kazakhstan Football Federation, with full collection of Kazakhstan football history, met with young players of FC ''Zhenis'', ''Astana'' and Sports School № 8. The meeting was also attended by players of CP Football and Blind Football.

For the media representatives was organised a briefing, after which Mr Ceferin met with the staff of the Kazakhstan Football Federation and made a memorable photo.

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was established in 1954. Currently, UEFA is the most influential of the six continental associations that make up the International Football Federation (FIFA). UEFA unites the football associations of 55 countries in Europe and a number of countries in the western regions of Asia.

Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2002. Thanks to this, Kazakhstani football players can participate in various international tournaments, the UEFA Nations League, thus raising their professional level. However, UEFA is not just about championships and cups, it also has a large number of professional programmes and standards in the football sector, from the training of young players to the training of referees.

In addition, UEFA reinvests most of its profits in the development of football in its member countries. For the KFF, this is the main source of funding. UEFA's financial support makes it possible to invest in infrastructure development.