FIFA bestows rare honour on FSL President Jaswar Umar

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Appointed member of Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee

Jaswar Umar

Jaswar Umar the incumbent President of Football Sri Lanka (FSL) has been appointed as a member of the Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee of FIFA recently.

He is the first Asian to be inducted to a committee by the world football Governing body FIFA, which is a rare honour, which eventually will enable him to serve in the policy making body of grassroots and amateur football affairs worldwide.

Jaswar, who completed two years as FSL President few days back, will join hands with a team of 24 other members from various countries.

Sri Lanka rankings up

Meanwhile, after the 1-0 triumph over Turkmenistan, the National Football team has been elevated to the 191st position in the FIFA rankings.

They were at a low 206 for a long time, and later reached 197 few months back with their improved performance. The win over Turkmenistan has helped them to get to 191, which is a record-breaking achievement as it is FIFA world rankings top 20 best point movers. (AN)