Danny Jordaan, South Africa Football Association (SAFA) president and Chabur Gok Alei, South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) president have pulled out of the race for the FIFA Council Member 9 days to the elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The duo were challenging for the three slots in the open applications category. With their exit, Almamy Kabele Camara (Guinea), Hani Abo Rida (Egypt) and Lydia Nsekera (Burundi) will sail through unopposed.
Eight other candidates, representing different interest groups, were cleared by the FIFA’s Governance Committee to have passed integrity test to contest, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) communication dated 7 March 2017.
Also out of the race for a spot at the world’s soccer governing body is former Football Association of Zambia president Kalusha Bwalya, who was going for FIFA Council Member for the anglophone grouping.
Leodegar Tenga (Tanzania) and Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana) will now battle it out for the ticket.
Kalusha gave way to concentrate on defending his CAF Executive Committee Member seat.
The CAF elections will take place 16 March 2017 during 39th Ordinary General Assembly, which will also mark 60th Anniversary celebrations of CAF.
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