ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa has congratulated new FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Infantino was elected the new president on Friday after getting 115 votes in the second ballot beating Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Ali Bin Al Hussein and Jérôme Champagne.

A statement from ZIFA read:

The Zimbabwe Football Association President, Dr Phillip Chiyangwa, the ZIFA Executive Committee, the ZIFA Assembly, the  dedicated ZIFA Secretariat, and the entire football family wish to congratulate Mr Gianni Infantino,the newly elected FIFA president on his resounding victory.

ZIFA is confident that your experience and excellent leadership skills will greatly benefit football in Zimbabwe and the world at large .