Michel Platini's FIFA candidacy fails to excite Africa
REUTERS | 31 July, 2015 12:29
This file picture taken in Zurich on May 29, 2015 during the opening of the 65th FIFA Congress shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) walking past challenger for the FIFA presidency, FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin al Hussein (L) and UEFA President French Michel Platini (R). Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein said on July 29, 2015 that he thought Michel Platini, who confirmed he will run for FIFA president next year, is "not good for football and football's fans and players deserve better." The Jordanian prince, who was beaten to the post at the head of world football's governing body by long-standing chief Sepp Blatter in May, turned on the Frenchman and said Platini, who is seen as a strong candidate, is not the man to run the sport's global affairs.
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Michel Platini's bid for the FIFA presidency has garnered no immediate enthusiasm from Africa despite France's strong footballing ties with the continent.
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A day after confirming he would stand to replace Sepp Blatter as leader of world football, the Frenchman has been criticised by one African association and given a lukewarm endorsement by one of his closest allies.
"Platini would not represent change, he has been a FIFA vice-president for eight years. He should not replace Sepp Blatter, it would be unacceptable," said Liberian Football Association president Musa Bility in a BBC interview.
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REUTERS | 31 July, 2015 12:29
This file picture taken in Zurich on May 29, 2015 during the opening of the 65th FIFA Congress shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) walking past challenger for the FIFA presidency, FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin al Hussein (L) and UEFA President French Michel Platini (R). Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein said on July 29, 2015 that he thought Michel Platini, who confirmed he will run for FIFA president next year, is "not good for football and football's fans and players deserve better." The Jordanian prince, who was beaten to the post at the head of world football's governing body by long-standing chief Sepp Blatter in May, turned on the Frenchman and said Platini, who is seen as a strong candidate, is not the man to run the sport's global affairs.
Image by: AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
Michel Platini's bid for the FIFA presidency has garnered no immediate enthusiasm from Africa despite France's strong footballing ties with the continent.
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A day after confirming he would stand to replace Sepp Blatter as leader of world football, the Frenchman has been criticised by one African association and given a lukewarm endorsement by one of his closest allies.
"Platini would not represent change, he has been a FIFA vice-president for eight years. He should not replace Sepp Blatter, it would be unacceptable," said Liberian Football Association president Musa Bility in a BBC interview.
http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soc...-excite-Africa
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