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Pedro Rocha presides over official Spain - Andorra pre-match event in Badajoz

The head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation followed the match from the VIP box along with the president of the Junta de Extremadura, María Guardiola.

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:49

It was a day of celebration this Wednesday at the Nuevo Vivero stadium in Badajoz before the international warm-up match played by the Spanish and Andorran national teams.

To mark the year in which the Andorran Federation celebrates its 30th anniversary and the Extremadura Football Federation its first centenary, the RFEF with its president, Pedro Rocha at the head, wanted to use the pre-match institutional event to commemorate both anniversaries.

The head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation presented a gift in memory of this sporting event to the Mayor of Badajoz, Ignacio Gragera; the President of the Provincial Council of Badajoz, Miguel Ángel Gallardo; the delegate of the Government of Extremadura, José Luis Quintana; the General Manager of CD Badajoz, Javier Peña; the President of the Andorran Football Federation, Josep Félix Álvarez, as well as the President of the Management Committee of the Extremadura Football Federation, Ángeles Aguilera.

Afterwards, Pedro Rocha followed the first of Spain's two warm-up matches for Euro 2024 with the president of the Regional Government of Extremadura, María Guardiola, who received a commemorative gift from the president of the RFEF during half-time of a match that is the sixth time that the team has played at home in Extremadura.