The president of world football governing body, FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter, arrived in Nouakchott on Wednesday on the first-leg of a four nation African tour, the Mauritanian Football Federation announced.
During his two-day visit, the FIFA boss and the Mauritania football authorities would review the cooperation between the two sides in the areas of technical assistance and infrastructure.
Mr Blatter will inaugurate the new head office of the federation.
He will also visit Guinea, Botswana and South Africa where he will watch the final of the Africa Cup of Nations competition.
Pana 06/02/2013