Embattled FIFA decides

Friday, February 26, 2016

Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Tebogo Sebego flew out to Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday where 209 national associations have a perfect opportunity to mend FIFA’s battered image in a presidential election due today.

The world soccer governing body holds a crucial election to choose Sepp Blatter’s successor amid damaging corruption claims which have seen the strongman and UEFA president, Michel Platini, banned from football activities for six years.

Sebego will cast his vote, probably for Asian Football Association president, Sheikh Salman, after Africa ditched its own, Tokyo Sexwale, who has been criticised for running a lukewarm campaign.

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