LIVE FIFA presidential elections: 209 member nations to decide new chief
Issa Hayatou, acting FIFA President, holds papers before his speech during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016 held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Feb.26, 2016. The Extraordinary FIFA Congress is being held in order to vote on the proposals for amendments to the FIFA Statutes and choose the new FIFA President. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP) 
Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou has held the body’s top post in place of banned Sepp Blatter. (Source: AP)
At the Extraordinary FIFA Congress, 209 member nations will vote to pick the next chief to lead the global body. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain, who is the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and Gianni Infantino, who is the secretary general of Europe’s governing body UEFA are tipped to be the prime candidates.
Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is a top candidate for FIFA presidency job. (Source: AP)
We highlight all five candidates running for the job and what they bring to the table. Including their biggest hurdle in terms of their links to tainted Sepp Blatter and to corruption.
FIFA member countries will vote to replace Sepp Blatter who has been banned for ethics violation
Suspended FIFA president called the decision to reduce his ban as a “joke”. (Source: AP File)
Longtime FIFA President Sepp Blatter is disappointed the global soccer body’s appeal committee upheld his ban from the sport, he told a Swiss newspaper in an interview published on Friday.
The candidates made their final pitches and vowed to ‘fix’ FIFA
Delegates from more than 200 countries will elect a new president on Friday to succeed Sepp Blatter.
