Sayed Ali Reza Aghazada Sadat
Sayed Alireza Aghazada | |
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سید علی رضا آقازاده | |
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| Born | 20 January 1991 |
| Nationality |  Afghan |
| Alma mater | Kabul University |
Sayed Alireza Aghazada (born 20 January 1991) is the former general secretary of the Afghanistan Football Federation.[1]
Aghazada was elected as Asian Football Confederation executive member on 29th AFC Congress on 6 April 2019 in Kuala Lumpur.[2]
Aghazada has served in national and international football positions, and the youngest executive member of AFC since its establishment in 1954.[3]
During his office term as general secretary, the first Afghan Premier League was established, as well as several abroad training camps for the Afghan national football team. On 8 October 2019, the FIFA Ethics Committee banned him for life from national and international football-related activities for failing to report and prevent sexually abuse of female players.[4][5][6]
He served the following positions: Asian Football Confederation media and communication committee member[7]
FIFA Organising committee member[8]
Central Asian Football Association Head of marketing and communications[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Afghanistan Football Federation Official Website - AFF General Secretary". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "AFC Executive Committee - AFC". The-afc.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b "ABOUT CAFA". The-cafa.com. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (11 October 2019). "Leading Afghan football official banned by Fifa in relation to sexual abuse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Grez, Matias (11 October 2019). "FIFA bans Afghan football official for failure to act on sexual abuse scandal". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "About AFC - AFC". The-afc.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 - Committees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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