Al – Raya – Al – Muhannadi presents himself as president

Follow-up – Bilal Qenaoui:

The AFC election, to be held on April 6 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ended last night

The three candidates were Saud al-Mohannadi, vice president of the Qatar and Asian Football Federations, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim, acting president and Mohammed al-Rumaithi of the United Arab Emirates.

According to sports sources, Saud al-Mohannadi will also run for the post of Vice President of the AFC and a member of the Council of the International Federation.

The AFC announced on November 2 that the election of the members of the Federation leadership (for the 2019-2023 session) would take place at the 29th General Assembly held on April 6, 2019 in the Malaysian capital , Kuala Lumpur, where the elections will take place in the presidency of the AFC. FIFA Vice President, Vice President of the AFC and members of the FIFA Council, including a woman member of the AFC Executive Board and women members of the Executive Bureau of the AFC (one of which will be a member) of the International Federation Council and members of the Executive Board of the Asian Football Confederation).

In accordance with Articles 27.5 and 30.6 of the FIFA Statute, applicants for membership of the IFRC must be subject to an integrity audit conducted by the IFRC Audit Committee. The election commission of the AFC, to confirm his eligibility for the candidacy, in accordance with Article 9 of the electoral system of the AFC.

Saud Al-Mohannadi was elected Vice President of the AFC in the 2015 elections. He chairs the Competitions Committee, the most important committee of the federation, as well as the organizing committee of the AFC Cup. 2019 in the United Arab Emirates, as of January 5th. Saud Al Mohannadi has extensive experience in Asian football and maintains good and good relations with all Asian national badociations as well as with other federations, making him a strong contender in fierce competition. .