Event held as part of the FIFA Forward Programme The aim is to create a forum for dialogue between the MAs, FIFA and experts "We need to stop saying that we have to 'develop' football in Africa. The time has come to 'propel' it to the top of world football," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in his speech at the 43rd CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly on 12 March 2021. "The time for talking is over. What we now need to do is go forward, and we need to do it as a team: a CAF team and a FIFA team, also bringing together all the confederations and member associations from around the world."