According to Mehr News Agency, quoted from the official website of the Football Federation, Sheikh Salman, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, congratulated Mehdi Taj on his election as the president of the Iran Football Federation and wished him the best.
By sending a letter to Mehdi Taj, the president of the Asian Football Confederation wrote: I am proud to offer my most sincere congratulations and best wishes for your election at the election assembly today in Tehran as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation for the remaining period of 2021-2025.
Your choice is a sign of the faith and trust of the Iranian football community in your abilities.
Therefore, be sure of the full support of the Asian Football Confederation in your plans for the development of football in the good country of Iran. I look forward to continuing to work closely with you to promote football in Asia.
Hope to see
With the most sincere devotion
Sheikh Salman Ibrahim Khalifa