Incumbent FIFA Head Becomes Only Candidate For Organization's June Presidential Election

Incumbent FIFA Head Becomes Only Candidate for Organization's June Presidential Election

Member associations of FIFA have proposed the single candidature of incumbent president Gianni Infantino for the organization's presidential election set for June, the respective statement said on Wednesday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th February, 2019) Member associations of FIFA have proposed the single candidature of incumbent president Gianni Infantino for the organization's presidential election set for June, the respective statement said on Wednesday.

"Following the call for election issued by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018, FIFA's member associations have proposed, in due time and form, the following candidate for the presidential election to take place at the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris on 5 June 2019: Mr Gianni Infantino," the FIFA statement reads.

The deadline for submission of candidatures was on Tuesday.