FIFA’s ad-hoc Electoral Committee, has announced the names of the five candidates, that will contest for presidency of the world football governing body next month.
They are: Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim AL Khalifa of Bahrain, Jersey Champagne of France, Gianni Infantino of Italy and Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa.
“The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted and declared the candidates eligible for the election of the office of FIFA president at the extraordinary FIFA Congress,” said a formal notice sent to the 209 member associations by FIFA.
The election to replace disgraced president, Sepp Blatter, will be held in Zurich on February 26.
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