FIFA Council Member Tashima to Run as Election Candidate Against Infantino, Japanese Media Report
Japan Football Association board members unanimously backed Kohzo Tashima’s bid, as candidates need support from five of FIFA’s 211 member federations.
- Kohzo Tashima intends to run for FIFA president against incumbent Gianni Infantino, according to Japanese media.
- The Japan Football Association’s board unanimously agreed to support Tashima’s candidacy in the election next March.
- Tashima, 68, is a former Japan national team player and soccer federation president who has served on FIFA’s ruling committee since 2015.
- Candidates need support from five of FIFA’s 211 member federations and must pass an eligibility check before the March 18 vote in Rabat, Morocco.
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FIFA Council member Tashima to run as election candidate against Infan
TOKYO (AP) — FIFA Council member Kohzo Tashima intends to run for president of the global soccer body against incumbent Gianni Infantino , Japanese media reported Thursday after a meeting of the national soccer federation. Tashima is
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FIFA Council member Tashima to run as election candidate against Infantino, Japanese media report
TOKYO (AP) — FIFA Council member Kohzo Tashima intends to run for president of the global soccer body against incumbent Gianni Infantino, Japanese media reported Thursday after a meeting of
Kohzo Tashima, member of the FIFA Council, intends to run for president of the world football organization against the current president, Gianni Infantino, reported Japanese media after a meeting of the national football federation on Thursday.
Kozo Tashima, a member of the FIFA Council and Honorary President of the Japan Football Association (JFA), has announced his intention to run for FIFA President on March 18, 2027, in Rabat, Morocco. He made the announcement to reporters after a JFA board meeting held in Tokyo on the 5th.
The Japan Football Association (JFA) held a board meeting in Tokyo on the 5th, where they announced that Honorary Chairman Kozo Tashima has decided to run for president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)...
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