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Fatma Samoura: Fifa secretary-general says UN work prepared her for role
- Updated: July 28, 2016
Fatma Samoura (left) with Friedrich Curtius and Reinhard Grindel of the German FA at Euro 2016
Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura says the years she spent working in war zones for the United Nations have prepared her for her new job.
The Senegalese, 54, started her role at football’s governing body last month.
She told BBC World Service: “I’ve covered almost all the emergency situations in the world, including Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, East Timor, Kosovo and Nigeria.
“I think my last 20 years have prepared me for this complex situation.”
Samoura is the first woman to hold the position of secretary-general at …
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