Praful Patel in line to become first Indian to be elected in FIFA Executive Council
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel is all set to be revealed as the first Indian to be elected as a member in the FIFA Executive Council for a four-year term. The election will be for the term 2019 to 2023 and will be held during the 29th AFC Congress in Malaysia on April 6.
As per a recent report in Hindustan Times, AIFF sources have revealed that Patel is leading the line to be appointed as part of the five FIFA Council members from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), when the regional body holds its elections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 6. The election would be for the term 2019 to 2023 and will be held during the 29th AFC Congress.
“Out of eight candidates, five will be selected and Patel is sure to be one of them. He has
The deadline to hand in applications for the post was in December 2018. The AFC Electoral Committee carried out eligibility checks on the candidates running for the positions and the FIFA Review Committee conducted eligibility checks on candidates running for FIFA Council positions. The FIFA Governance Committee will nominate representatives to monitor the running of the elections for FIFA Council positions.
FIFA Council Members Candidates: Saoud A.Aziz M A Al- Mohannadi (Qatar), Khalid Awad A. Althebity (Saudi Arabia), Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. (Philippines), Chung Mong Gyu (Korea Republic), Du Zhaocai (China PR), Praful Patel (India), Mehdi Taj (IR Iran), Kohzo Tashima (Japan).
