A statement by the Football Association of Malawi has said that the visit of the FIFA President Gianni Infantino to Malawi which was scheduled for today Wednesday 27th November 2019 has been postponed until further notice.

According to the statement by FAM, the Presidential Jet carrying the FIFA President and his entourage, cannot land on the runway that is still under maintenance at Chileka. The statement reads, “FIFA Aviation at the last minute ruled that they couldn’t take a chance to land at Chileka Airport for safety reasons. Alternative efforts to have the plane land at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe and use other means to transport the delegation to Blantyre were not successful due to the tight schedule of the FIFA President who was expected to arrive in the country at 2pm and leave at 7pm for Democratic Republic of Congo.”

Fifa President Gianni Infantino was expected to visit the country this week on Wednesday to inspect the body’s Forward 2.0 project.