AFC to Refer Jordan FA Chief to Judicial Bodies over Infantino Claims
Prince Ali said the congress became a political stage as Infantino won Asian backing for a fourth FIFA term, while Jordan later paid players overdue bonuses.
- On Sunday, Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of hijacking the Asian Football Confederation Congress for political purposes ahead of his reelection bid for a fourth term.
- At the Asian Football Confederation Congress in Tokyo on Friday, Sheikh Salman endorsed Infantino months after the confederation accused him of a "fundamental breach of trust" regarding the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.
- On Saturday, Infantino dismissed resignation questions by citing broad support from member associations, while Prince Ali alleged the congress lacked transparency, stating, "No amount of coercion, threats or bribes should be allowed."
- In August, Prince Ali accused Infantino of "blackmail" regarding FIFA's endorsement offer, though he later confirmed the Jordan Football Association received outstanding Arab Cup prize money for its participation.
- Prince Ali stated that nobody was allowed to debate or speak at the congress, while Jazeera reported that FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation did not respond to requests for comment.
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AFC to refer Jordan FA chief to judicial bodies over Infantino claims
The move follows Prince Ali’s accusation that Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid was given political backing at the AFC Congress, months after the confederation accused FIFA of a breach of trust over its abandoned FFE proposal.
Jordan FA chief says Fifa head Infantino turned AFC Congress into political stage
Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein accused Fifa leader Gianni Infantino on Sunday of hijacking the Asian Football Confederation Congress for political purposes ahead of his re-election bid for a fourth term. At the AFC’s extraordinary congress in Tokyo on Friday, its president, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, endorsed Infantino’s bid for re-election as Fifa president. Months after the confederation accused Inf…
Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein calls into question the declared Asian consensus behind Infantino, stressing that the Tokyo General Assembly has been prevented from discussing, asking and talking to the media, while Asian support has enhanced the chances of re-election of the President of FIFA for a fourth term.
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Union today confirmed its total rejection of the presentations made by the President of the Jordanian Football Federation in statements posted on its account at the XX platform, concerning the functioning of the extraordinary General Assembly of the Asian Union - Tokyo 2026, which took place last Friday and the democratic processes in the member national federations.
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