Chairman of the Jordan Football Association Jordanian Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein (R) and FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter (L) arrive to inspect ‘Goal Project 3’ Stadium in Amman on October 25, 2008. Blatter arrived to Jordan today for a four-day regional tour which will also take him to the Palestinian territories where he will attend the first international match to be played by the national side. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nascimento Lopes, who is Guinea-Bissau’s FA president, has said that voting against Sepp Blatter in the FIFA presidential elections would be “blasphemy”.
14 football figures were this week indicted over corruption charges, with seven FIFA executives arrested by US authorities for bribery and racketeering.
There is also a separate investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, that will hold in Russia and Qatar respectively.
UEFA president, Michel Platini, has already called on Blatter to step down ahead of the elections, but Lopes believes the Swiss has become a target.
“I’m a Christian and this is blasphemy,” he told Insideworldfootball.
“It’s a state conspiracy. People are always trying to knock Blatter. Africa will vote for Mr Blatter and Blatter will win and I will follow that.
“I agree at some point there has to be change but let Blatter finish his mandate and see what he does. It’s not all about the major European football countries.
“If you point three fingers at someone, there’s is always one you point at yourself. Tomorrow we are going to vote for Blatter. How do we know anyone else would be any better?”
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