South African Tokyo Sexwale he is counting on Africa''s support to become the next president of the International Amateur Football Federation (FIFA), today released a television interview. Sexwale -businessman, anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner told the SABC channel ' my fellow Africans are now relying on me. I also hope that I can also rely on them, when the final count comes, in February.
South African Tokyo Sexwale he is counting on Africa''s support to become the next president of the International Amateur Football Federation (FIFA), today released a television interview. Sexwale -businessman, anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner told the SABC channel ' my fellow Africans are now relying on me. I also hope that I can also rely on them, when the final count comes, in February.
With 54 member associations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has the largest number of votes, followed closely by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), with 53.
However, history has proven that being an African doesn't automatically translate into support needed from the continent, as proven when South Africa struggled to get African votes in its bids to host the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
The electoral committee of FIFA, announced yesterday the five presidential candidates approved. Besides Sexwale, they are Jerome Champagne (France), Gianni Infantino (Switzerland), Ali Bin Al Hussein (Jordan) and Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khlalifa (Bahrain).
Voting for the new head of world football's governing body will be held on February 26, 2016 in Zurich, during an extraordinary congress convened by FIFA.
One of the candidates will the successor of Joseph Blatter, who resigned in June following a corruption scandal for which he is being investigated along with other managers by the Swiss authorities.
Source: PL