First World Football Summit Asia brings professionals from across the globe

AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John, who delivered the opening ceremony, welcomed over 2,000 football industry professionals from across the globe and emphasised : “We are seeing an overwhelming positive response to the inaugural Asian leg of the summit.

“Here, everyone is seeing the growing importance of the Asian market from a geostrategic point of view and for economic development in the football industry.

“As the host country, we hope to see Malaysia become a strategic market to penetrate and act as a meeting hub for other Asian counterparts to gather and implement the best practices. This is in line with our vision of ensuring that more Asian teams succeed on the world stage and to make football the number one sport in the Continent.”