Sepp Blatter regrets Invitation
Dhaka, August 18: FIFA president Sepp Blatter thanked BFF president Kazi Salahuddin for the invitation of the Argentina-Nigeria Friendly but regretted his presence during the match due to prior commitments.
The e-mail stating the BFF president as a friend said “I am deeply honoured to receive kind invitation to the international friendly football match between Argentina and Nigeria at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on 6 September 2011”.
“However due to prior commitments of the aforementioned date (a trip to Romania and Slovakia), I regret to inform that I will be unable to accept your kind invitation”.
“Nevertheless, I wish you every success for the organization of this match and assure you that I look forward to visiting your association at the next opportunity” said Blatter.