[ 2014-09-21 ]

Ghana to vote for Sepp Blatter in FIFA election after CAF's unanimous support for Swiss
Ghana will vote for Sepp Blatter in next year's
Fifa presidential election after the Confederation
of African Football (CAF) decided throw its weight
behind the Swiss administrator who is widely seen
a keen supporter of Africa football.

CAF unanimously voted on Saturday at the meeting
of its executive committee in Addis Ababa to
support Blatter who is massive supporter of the
development of African football.

It is a symbolic boost for the 78-year-old Swiss
incumbent, who announced earlier this month he
would be standing for a fifth term in a reversal
of a previous promise to retire at the end of his
current term. “Africa will offer unananimous
support to FA president Sepp Blatter at the next
elective assembly,” CAF general secretary Hicham
el Amrani announced at a press conference.

But the decision has not binding on the 54 members
of CAF, who have previously defied CAF president
Issa Hayatou.

However, the continent tends to vote in favour of
what CAF orders which means Ghana will fall in
line to get the Swiss to stay in office for
another term.

The decision is a massive boost for Blatter as the
candidate who gets the support of Africa normally
coasts to victory.

And while Africa is facing a big onslaught from
Europeans particularly Michel Platini, UEFA chief,
who has recently fought for a raft of changes in
the international football calendar which will
negatively African countries.

If Blatter stays in office, it will prevent
Europeans from having their way in forcing through
further changes which will negatively affect
football.

Ironically Blatter became Fifa president in 1998
when African associations ignored the instructions
of Hayataou, who had an alliance with the Uefa
president Lennart Johansson, who lost to Blatter.

In next May's election Blatter could come up
against the 56-year-old Jerome Champagne who this
week announced his intention to run against
Blatter.

The former French diplomat used to be a special
advisor to Blatter before leaving world football's
governing body in 2010.

But he must still find a minimum of five countries
to nominate him.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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