THE FINAL SURVIVING FIFA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES !

For the Extraordinary Congress of FIFA on February 26, 2016 to elect the new President of FIFA to replace Sepp Blatter, there will be no last minute candidates !   The deadline for Candidates was on October, 26 2015 and after verification of their credentials, five candidates have been retained.  They are,

Ali ben Al Hussein, aged 40, from Jordan 
Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, 50, from Bahrain
Jérôme Champagne 57, from France
Gianni Infantino, 45, from Switzerland
Tokyo Sexwale, 62, from South Africa.

These are the candidates at present, but subject to any (unexpected) legal appeals.   Ali ben Al Hussein was the losing candidate against Blatter in May 2015. 

After all the Accusations of fraud and self-enrichment by former Executives of FIFA, followed by numerous Bans, it is a pleasure that all the five remaining candidates appear to be "clean" of any suspicion or wrongdoing !  It is obvious that the policy of "out with the old, in with the new" has been applied !

The new FIFA President must realise that the functions of the President and those of the Executive Committee must also be redefined.   The totalitarian powers, which Blatter as President  so much enjoyed, must be curtailed.   

Only fundamental changes will permit the success of the New Era which FIFA so much needs and is striving to obtain.
                                            
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