Whose time is it? By Patrick Omorodion
FIFA’s current Vice Presidents are Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (Senior Vice-President, from AFC- Asia), Alejandro Domínguez ( CONMEBOL – South America), Aleksander Čeferin ( UEFA- Europe(, Lambert Maltock (OFC- Oceania) Patrice Motsepe (CAF -Africa), Victor Montagliani ( CONCACAF – Central/ North America and the Caribbeans) as well as Sándor Csányi and Debbie Hewitt, both also from UEFA.
One expected that since the most senior vice president, Hayatou, who was then CAF president was not contesting, African federations would support the only African who joined the race, Mosima Gabriel “Tokyo” Sexwale, a South African businessman.
Skeikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa apart from being president of the Asian Football Confederation, is the Senior vice president of FIFA.
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