Middle East, Egypt: The Minister of Youth and Sports, Egypt, Dr Ashraf Sobhy, has recently attended an extensive meeting with the members of the Board of Directors of the Cairo International Stadium to discuss investment opportunities and equipment facilities. The meeting was held yesterday, April 13, 2023, under the presence of the Governor of Cairo, Major General Khaled Abdul-Al.
According to the updates, Dr Ashraf Sobhy, the Minister of Youth and Sports, took it to the official social media handle of the Ministry to share the news with the sportspeople and athletes of Egypt.
He cited that the meeting primarily focused on enhancing the sports facilities and overall infrastructure of the sports industry in the country.
Furthermore, the post shared by the Ministry of Youth and Sport read, “On Thursday, Dr Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, met with members of the Board of Directors of the Cairo International Stadium in the presence of Major General Khaled Abdul-Al, Governor of Cairo; to review highlights related to the development of the stadium facilities, in the light of the transfer of the stadium board to an economic authority.”
As per the sources, the recent meeting witnessed the financial resources that the Cairo Stadium Board achieved during the past period by hosting a number of tournaments and different events. On his part, Minister, Sobhy also stressed the importance of the Cairo International Stadium as a major sporting entity.
He outlined that the Cairo International Stadium is distinguished from the other facilities by its diversity of constructions that serve all sports, pointing to the direction of making it a significant economic entity alongside its continuous development as a sign that the Board of Directors of the Board of Directors will follow up on all related updates in this regard.
It is noteworthy that the meeting was attended by members of the board of directors, including “Major General Khaled Abdul-Al, Major General Ahmed Al-Azazi, Dr Abdul Aziz Hashim, Dr Hussein Al-Samri, Engineer Omar Balba, Walid Abdul Wahab, Executive Director of Cairo Stadium Board, Major General Abdul Rahman Shlesh, Head of the Central Department of Affairs of the Minister’s Office in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.”
