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AFC endorses Infantino for fourth term as FIFA president
October 23, 2026 at 06:55 AM
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4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
أعلن دعمه رسميا.. تحول لافت في موقف الاتحاد الآسيوي تجاه إنفانتينو
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TGThe Guardian
Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino in U-turn on Fifa presidency
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AJAl Jazeera English
FIFA President Infantino’s re-election endorsed in U-turn by Asian football
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ESESPN
AFC endorses Gianni Infantino for fourth term as FIFA president - ESPN
(opens the publisher’s site)The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for a fourth term as FIFA president at its extraordinary congress in Tokyo.
- Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa delivered the endorsement, saying, "We affirm our full commitment to supporting you and your leadership as you seek a new mandate as the FIFA president."
- No candidates have yet filed against Infantino ahead of the November 18 deadline for the March FIFA election.
- The endorsement reverses the AFC's position of two months ago, when it joined European and North American bodies in alleging a "fundamental breach of trust."
- Infantino, who apologized last week over a scrapped $4.2bn plan, said FIFA member funding would rise from $1m to $25m every four years.