Fifa president Infantino go stand for re-election
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino go stand for re-election for March, football world governing body tok.
Infantino, wey don dey di role since 2016, don dey under pressure afta im scrapped plans to sell stakes for Fifa competitions to private investment firms.
Infantino ogbonge plan bin spark global outcry, as European football governing body Uefa threaten to boycott all Fifa competitions, wey include di World Cup.
"Di Fifa president announce for April say e go stand for re-election for 2027," one Fifa statement tok.
"Of course, nothing don change. Mr Infantino go stand for re-election."
Infantino bin refuse to ansa questions about im future wen tori pipo ask am for di Women's Under-20 World Cup for Poland on Saturday, 5 April.
Dis na di first time Fifa go tok say e go run for a fourth term since dem announce di plan following di summer World Cup.
Fifa rules say a president fit serve a maximum of four terms.
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If di 56-year-old Swiss dey re-elected, e go serve until 2031.
Fifa dis week bin accuse Uefa of one "smear campaign against am and dia leadership" as disagreement and legal mata continue ova Infantino scrapped plan to sell off stakes for di World Cup to private investors.
Last week, European football governing body bin file legal papers for di US requesting disclosure of evidence and documents from Fifa, and warn say dem fit lodge criminal complaint for Switzerland.
As recent as middle of July, plenty pipo believe say Infantino go win re-election without any wahala.
Almost all FIFA member countries don already support am, and no serious opponent dey challenge am for di position.
However, the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and di Republic of Ireland dey among dos wey don publicly withdraw dia support since Infantino plan dey announced.
BBC Sport understand say Uefa dey confident say dem fit see candidate wey go fit stand against Infantino.
Di candidate must receive di backing of at least 106 of the 211 Fifa member associations.
Uefa has abandoned the idea of trying to force a vote of no confidence.
E go require three-quarters of di members - 159 votes - to pass di motion through one change of Fifa statutes, wey dey considered unrealistic.
Dem neva name any candidates wey go challenge Infantino, although dem dey consider Concacaf president Victor Montagliani as serious option.
Dem must submit nominations by 18 November.
