Africa vote could hold key to FIFA presidential election

05 February 2016 - 12:03
By REUTERS

African soccer officials will decide on Friday which of FIFA's presidential candidates they will back as the campaign to replace Sepp Blatter at the helm of the sport's troubled ruling body reaches the home straight.With 54 voting nations, Africa's choice at a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda will be crucial in the ballot of 209 member associations on February 26 in Zurich.

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