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Liberia: 'Withdraw the Blank Cheque' - Bility Challenges CAF Over Infantino

Bility says Africa should stop backing Gianni Infantino automatically and push reforms that shift power from FIFA’s president to continental confederations.

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MONROVIA -- Former Liberia Football Association President Musa Hassan Bility is challenging the Confederation of African Football's endorsement of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, urging Africa's football leaders to "withdraw the blank cheque" and demand structural reforms at world football's governing body.

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Know which countries support Gianni Infantino and what is the position of each federation in the midst of the crisis facing FIFA

Within the African continent, determining with its 54 votes, the disagreements are much more acute than the official posture of support for the FIFA by Gianni Infantino.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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For years Africa has been one of the great pillars of Gianni Infantino’s power in FIFA. Its 54 federations, only one less than UEFA’s 55, make the continent a decisive electoral bloc in any battle for world football control. However, the apparent unanimity around the FIFA president begins to crack. In early August, the executive committee of the African Football Confederation (CAF) again “unanimously reconfirmed its support” for Infantino, follo…

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sport.es broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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