{"id":20883,"date":"2015-10-29T04:02:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/fifa-presidential-election-candidates-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T04:02:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:02:00","slug":"fifa-presidential-election-candidates-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/fifa-presidential-election-candidates-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa: Presidential election candidates confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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{ {{Seven candidates will stand in Fifa’s presidential election on 26 February.}} }<\/p>\n

The candidates are: Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Musa Bility, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino, Michel Platini, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa and Tokyo Sexwale.<\/p>\n

Trinidadian ex-footballer David Nakhid was not included on the list, despite saying he had submitted his candidacy.<\/p>\n

The election is to find a successor to the suspended Sepp Blatter, who is under criminal investigation.<\/p>\n

The Swiss 79-year-old announced he would be stepping down in June, with world football’s governing body at the centre of a corruption scandal.
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\nAnalysis from BBC Sport’s Richard Conway }} <\/p>\n

“David Nakhid’s candidacy has been invalidated due to the fact he only received four valid football association nominations. Candidates require five.<\/p>\n

“It is understood one national association nominated both Nakhid and another candidate. Under the election rules that would invalidate the nomination.<\/p>\n

“Nakhid’s camp are believed to be writing to Fifa to demand an explanation as to how and why he has been barred from running.”
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\n Who are the Fifa candidates?}}<\/p>\n

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, 39, is president of the Jordan Football Association (Full profile)
\nMusa Bility, 48, is president of the Liberian Football Association (Profile)<\/p>\n

Jerome Champagne, 57, is a former Fifa executive (Profile)<\/p>\n

Gianni Infantino, 45, is Uefa’s general secretary (Profile)<\/p>\n

Michel Platini, 60, is Uefa president and Fifa vice-president (Full profile)
\nSheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, 49, is Asian Football Confederation president (Profile)<\/p>\n

Tokyo Sexwale, 62, is a South African former government minister (Full profile)<\/p>\n

Platini, the head of European football’s governing body, is also suspended, but Fifa’s electoral committee says it may allow him to stand if his ban ends before the election date.<\/p>\n

Fifa and Swiss prosecutors are investigating reports that a \u00a31.35m payment was made in 2011 for work Platini did as Blatter’s adviser.<\/p>\n

Both men deny any wrongdoing and are appealing against their 90-day bans.<\/p>\n

All candidates had to obtain the written backing of five football associations under Fifa electoral rules. <\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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