CAF throws weight behind Infantino's campaign for another term as FIFA president

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Thursday it is backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s bid for a fourth term as head of football’s global governing body.

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In a brief statement following a meeting ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, CAF said it had “unanimously agreed” to support Infantino when the FIFA chief stands for re-election in 2027.

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Infantino took over as head of FIFA in 2016 in the wake of the corruption scandal that led to the downfall of predecessor Sepp Blatter.

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He was subsequently re-elected to the post in 2019 and 2023.

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Although FIFA statues limit FIFA presidents to three terms in office, Infantino is allowed to run for re-election next year after the body ruled that his first, partial term from 2016-2019 following Blatter’s ouster did not count towards the total.

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CAF’s decision to support Infantino comes after South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL also pledged to support the Swiss-Italian official earlier in April.

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