LUANG PRABANG (22 June 2019) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) paid tribute to His Royal Highness Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, the former AFF President, at the AFF Extraordinary Congress today.
The AFF observed a minute of silence in honour of the late Sultan Haji Ahmad, who passed away early last month. Sultan Ahmad was the AFF President from 2011 to 2019.
“I would like us to show our respect on the passing of our beloved President, His Royal Highness Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. His immense contribution to humanity and football, especially to the Asean Football Federation is well documented. I believe that one of the best ways we can honour His Royal Highness is to build on the success of the AFF of which he was a major part of,” said AFF President, Major General Khiev Sameth at the start of the Extraordinary Congress today.