The race for the top seat of the world football governing body (FIFA)
is currently going on in Zurich, Switzerland.
Here in, Topup9ja Crew has compiled a little profile of the candidates
for the delight of our followers..
The Candidates;
SOURCE:-Oluniyi Hisamotu | Topup9ja Staff
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein - The man who lost out to Blatter in the
last election, the 40-year-old is a former Fifa vice-president and has
been vociferous in his demands for the Garcia report on the bidding
process of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup to be published in full.
During the week, he had made an official request to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS) through his legal representatives to have
the election postponed for fear of over voting.
Jerome Champagne - A former deputy secretary general at Fifa, the
Frenchman failed to gather enough nominations in the run in to the
last election and has repeatedly spoken highly of Blatter.
He has often called for greater transparency in Fifa, a cut in the
number of World Cup spots allocated to European nations and wants to
increase the number of Fifa member associations.
Gianni Infantino - The 45-year-old Swiss has been by Michel Platini's
side and opted to enter the race after the Uefa president was banned
by Fifa's Ethics Committee and ruled out of the race.
The lawyer has proposed expanding the World Cup to 40 teams in his manifesto.
Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa -
President of the Asian Football Confederation and a Fifa
vice-president, the 50-year-old has been accused of human rights
violations in Bahrain and
hopes to see the role of president become a non- executive role.
Tokyo Sexwale - The South African politician, who became a billionaire
through the oil and diamond industry, was part of the organising
committee for the 2010 World Cup and faced accusations of accepting
benefits during the process, which he denies.
The 62-year-old has pledged to lift the ban on national teams having
shirt sponsors.
The Favourites;
Gianni Infantino and Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa are the
heavy favourites for this election.
Infantino has secured the majority of the European vote and is
expected to do well with the South American vote.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Salman has received the support of the Asian
federations, while the outcome could be decided by the African votes.
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