Infantino celebrates with Chiyangwa as Zifa president’s stock continues to grow

Zifa and Cosafa president Philip Chiyangwa hosted an aboslutely beautiful birthday party graced by Fifa head Gianni Infantino at the Rainbow Towers on Thursday.

14 of the 35 African football association heads (including South Africa and Nigeria) were president at the dinner event.

Also present was Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Cosafa vice president Frans Mbidi and CAF presidency challenger Ahmad Ahmad.

Entertainment was provided by Sulumani Chimbetu, IYASA and Jah Prayzah.

Said Infantino:

I met with Philip when we were sitting in a bus in Johannesburg in December 2015, one of the first and we got to talk for an hour. We spoke about football and how we think we can change the world of football in Zimbabwe and Africa. How we can develop this game. I was inspired by the energy of this man captain fiasco. I’ve taken some of his ideas into my programme.

The packed auditorium regularly applauded when any reference to Captain Fiasco as Chiyangwa is often referred to as was mentioned.

The celebrations were also for his 58th birthday. MCs on the night were Babongile Sikhonjwa, Hugo Ribatika and Chiyangwa’s daughter Ellen Vanessa.