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FIFA announces final 5 candidates to replace Sepp Blatter as president in February elections
The ad-hoc Electoral Committee of the world's football governing body, FIFA, has announced the candidates that will contest in it's February 26th presidential election, that will herald a new reign in the leadership of football globally.
Names of the candidates include Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim AL Khalifa of Bahrain, Jersey Champagne of France, Gianni Infantino of Italy and Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa.
"The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted and declared the candidates eligible for the election of the office of FIFA president at the extraordinary FIFA Congress," said a formal notice sent to the 209 member associations by FIFA.
The vote will be held in Zurich on Feb. 26.
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