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Friday briefing: FIFA president Gianni Infantino set to be re-elected as sole candidate

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18 November 2022 - 4:30 AM

FIFA has announced that current president Gianni Infantino is the sole contender for the presidential election due to take place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda, on 16th March 2023.

In a statement, FIFA said its member associations have proposed that Infantino remains as president following the call for election issued by the FIFA Council on 30th March 2022. “No other candidature has been submitted,” it said.

Opposition to the move has already been expressed, h

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