FIFA confirms candidates for Feb 26 presidency vote

ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA's ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted five candidates to stand for the presidency of football's global governing body at an election on Feb. 26, it said on Tuesday.

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Published 26 January 2016 9:45pm

Updated 26 January 2016 9:48pm

Source: Reuters

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The five are Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheik Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Jerome Champagne of France, Gianni Infantino of Italy and Switzerland and Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa, it said in a statement.

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FIFA confirms candidates for Feb 26 presidency vote

ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA's ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted five candidates to stand for the presidency of football's global governing body at an election on Feb. 26, it said on Tuesday.

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