Moataz Al Shami (Dubai)
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa approached the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation for a third term, due to the unanimity of his candidacy, and in the event that no other candidate submitted his papers in the presidential race, with the closing of the candidacy door on the first of next October.
The West Asian Federation announced its support for the candidacy of Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim for a new term, with the aim of supporting stability in the Continental Union, and before him the East Asian Federation, ASEAN and South Asia announced its support as well, raising the number to more than 43 national federations, making it an absolute majority approaching the “full number.” » For the 47 Asian federations.
Last May, the “Asian Congress” witnessed Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim’s announcement of his intention to run for a new term in the presidency of the federation, and Gianni Infantino responded by declaring FIFA’s support for the candidacy for the continued success of their joint relations.
It is expected that the Asian Congress will be held in Bahrain next February, to announce the victory of Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim, as expected, while some changes will be made to the elections of the Executive Office that will take place later, and may witness the presence of an Emirati candidate, where Abdullah Nasser Al-Junaibi presented The First Vice-President of the Federation, President of the Professional League, submitted the nomination papers more than two years ago, before the elections for the Executive Office were postponed due to “Covid-19” conditions.