Thursday, December 1, 2016

Asia adopts FIFA election rule, clears Sheik Ahmad to stand (The Associated Press)

Emirati football player Omar Abdulrahman, right, receives the AFC player of year award from Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, middle, at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed a rule for elections to FIFA Council seats, allowing Olympic powerbroker Sheik Ahmad of Kuwait to be a candidate. Elections in May for FIFA positions will be ''conducted under the terms of the FIFA regulations which allows any member association to nominate a candidate,'' the AFC said on Thursday after an executive committee meeting. Kuwait's national soccer body is barred from nominating candidates while suspended by FIFA in a dispute over government interference.


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