Saudi-UAE coordination strengthens Al-Rumaithi road in Asia

Saudi-UAE coordination strengthens Al-Rumaithi road in Asia

Mohammed Al-Rumaithi (Middle East) – Qusay Al-Fawaz (Middle East)

Kuala Lumpur: "Middle East"

Mohammed Al-Rumaithi of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar's Saud Al-Mohannadi have submitted their candidacy for the AFC presidency to compete with their current Bahraini President, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim, while the list was closed on Thursday, according to a report. source close to the file, according to a source close to the file, List of candidates.
The source, who asked not to be identified, said Sheikh Salman, Ramithi and Muhandi "are the ones who have submitted their candidacy" for the post of presidential elections scheduled for April.
Al Rumaithi is head of the General Authority of Sport of the United Arab Emirates and is also the commander of the Abu Dhabi Police.
Al-Rumaithi, who is also a member of the executive committee of the continental union, is largely unexpected, especially after former Saudi president Adel Ezzat announced his resignation and his intention to go candidate for the presidency of the Continental Union.
However, the name of Ezzat was not retained among the candidates at the closing of the candidatures. Another source close to the case in Saudi Arabia said that "the withdrawal of Izzat is the result of the Saudi-UAE coordination."
Regarding the candidacy for AFC Vice President, Saudi Arabia has appointed Qusay al-Fawaz, president of the football federation of his country, while his candidate Khaled al-Thubaiti has been appointed a member of the FIFA Executive Board. From the AFC.
The victory of Qusay al-Fawaz, if it occurred, would automatically exclude other Saudi candidates. If Qusay lost, chances would remain valid for Saudi Arabia since his board member, Khaled Al-Thubaiti, would be appointed to the post of FIFA director. He lost it in case he did not collect the necessary votes, knowing that this post is currently occupied by the Saudi Ahmed Eid since 2015 and that he was previously occupied by Dr. Hafez Almdalj since 2008, where he was elected after the death of the great Saudi Abdullah Dabal, which lasted for many years.
The battle of the president of the AFC should take on a political character in the context of the Gulf diplomatic crisis, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cutting ties with Qatar in June 2017. The third candidate is Saud Al-Mohannadi, vice president of the AFC and Qatari FA.
Al-Rhamithi and Al-Muhannadi were candidates for the position of president and executive positions of Viva Executive, noting that Al-Mohannadi was also proposing the post of vice president in the event of the loss of the post of president.
The story seems to be a little complicated and wants to be present at the continental and international levels.
FIFA announced in April 2017 that Al-Mohannadi had been suspended for a year by the Independent Ethics Committee for failing to cooperate with a thorough investigation of the former president of the country. AFC, Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Sheikh Salman had badumed the presidency of the Continental Union in early 2013, succeeding Ben Hammam, who was suspended for life for any football activity on the charge of corruption to support his candidacy for the presidency of the International Federation. Sheikh Salman finished two years in office of the former president and was re-elected in 2015 for a four-year term.
In September, Sheikh Salman announced his candidacy for a new term and then confirmed that he had the support of the majority of the member states of the Continental Union.
Under the rules of the Continental Union, candidates must be subject to integrity checks on the part of the Union Electoral Commission to confirm their eligibility for candidacy, in accordance with the rules. 39, Article 9 of the electoral system, before being formally declared.
The elections are expected to take place on April 6, 2019, at the general meeting of the badembly to be held in Kuala Lumpur. The election includes the election of the president and five vice-presidents, six members of the FIFA Council, including a woman member of the AFC Executive Board, five women members of the Executive Board of the AFC and nine members of the executive board of the Continental Federation. Earlier.
The AFC is made up of 47 unions, 46 of which have the right to vote.

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