FIA President Todt Arrives In Zambia Tonight
By Ignatius Mazeko
INTERNATIONAL Automobile Federation (FIA) president, Jean Todt is tonight expected to arrive in Lusaka for an official visit as part of his global tour of selected countries in Southern and East Africa.
Zambia Motor Sport Association (ZMSA) Rally Commission Secretary, Lynn Szeftel said Todt, the former Ferrari Formula One team chief executive officer, is expected to be welcomed at the Lusaka International Airport by the ZMSA executive led by president Marco Comana.
Szeftel said the ZMSA has organised a media briefing at 08:00 hours tomorrow at InterContinental Hotel in Lusaka at which Frenchman Todt would among other things state the purpose of his visit to Zambia.
She said officials from Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development, National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) and Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) are also expected to attend the media briefing.
“On Wednesday morning, at 08:00 hours sharp, a Press conference will take place at the Hotel (InterContinental), to which all are invited to attend. Please be aware that we will have only two and half hours in which to meet with him as we need to leave by 10:30 hours in order for him to catch a flight to Kenya which leaves at 12:45 hours.
We would appreciate as many drivers, co-drivers, ZMSA officials, sponsors to be present. Please help the Rally Commission in making Mr. Todt’s very brief visit a memorable one,” she said.
Todt was elected FIA president on October 23, 2009 to succeed Max Mosley after defeating Finland’s former World rally champion, Ari Vatanen.
The Frenchman previously served as executive director of Scuderia Ferrari, the Ferrari Company’s Formula One constructor.
He was appointed Scuderia Ferrari’s chief executive officer then resigned to assume a ‘special appointment’ within the company’s racing department.
International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) president, Vito Ippolito of Venezuela visited Zambia in 2009 when he graced the federation’s annual general congress that was held in Zambezi Sun in Livingstone. (c)ZMSA
