FIFA has released a shortlist of tested candidates to run for the post of presidency next year with no Nigerian on the list currently.
FIFA on Thursday, 12th of November approved five candidates to stand in February’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s governing body, but Michel Platini has not yet made the list.
The five who met the qualifications following a series of integrity tests were:
(1) Prince Ali Al Hussein
(2) Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa
(3) Jerome Champagne
(4) Gianni Infantino
(5) Tokyo Sexwale
The candidacy of Platini, the suspended head of European football who had been the favourite to succeed Blatter, will be examined once his 90-day suspension by FIFA’s ethics committee is over.
The only candidate to be disqualified after receiving provisional approval was Musa Bility, the head of the Liberian football association.