FIFA President Infantino to stand unopposed for third term

Published November 17th, 2022 - 01:45 GMT
Gianni Infantino, president of football's world governing body FIFA, attends a press conference following the FIFA Council meeting in Auckland on October 22, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)
Gianni Infantino, president of football's world governing body FIFA, attends a press conference following the FIFA Council meeting in Auckland on October 22, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football's governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.

A brief statement from FIFA said that Infantino would be the only candidate when the election takes place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on March 16.

"No other candidature has been submitted," the statement said.

AFP

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