FIFA presidential candidates confirmed

The battle to be named Sepp Blatter's successor continues with FIFA confirming the five presidential candidates.

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Published 26 January 2016 10:11pm

Updated 27 January 2016 6:12am

Source: AAP

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

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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