TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Fifa has confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football's world governing body when voting takes place on 26 February.
Those five are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
Gianni:
Age: 45
Nationality: Italian/Swiss
Current position: Uefa general secretary (since 2009)
Previous positions: Joined Uefa in 2000 as a lawyer and secretary general of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchâtel
Sexwale:
Age: 62
Nationality: South African
Current position: Mining tycoon
Previous positions: Anti-apartheid campaigner (jailed for 13 years on Robben Island), former government minister, member of Fifa anti-discrimination task force, South Africa Apprentice presenter
Prince Ali:
Age: 40
Nationality: Jordanian
Current position: President of Jordan Football Association and founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation.
Previous positions: Former Fifa vice-president
Champagne:
Age: 57
Nationality: French
Current position: Consultant in international football
Previous position: A former diplomat, he worked for Fifa for 11 years as an executive and an advisor to president Sepp Blatter, before leaving in 2010
Bin:
Age: 50
Nationality: Bahraini
Current position: Asian Football Confederation president and Fifa vice-president
Previous position: Former head of Bahrain FA
Prince Ali IN
Those five are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
Gianni:
Age: 45
Nationality: Italian/Swiss
Current position: Uefa general secretary (since 2009)
Previous positions: Joined Uefa in 2000 as a lawyer and secretary general of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchâtel
Sexwale:
Age: 62
Nationality: South African
Current position: Mining tycoon
Previous positions: Anti-apartheid campaigner (jailed for 13 years on Robben Island), former government minister, member of Fifa anti-discrimination task force, South Africa Apprentice presenter
Prince Ali:
Age: 40
Nationality: Jordanian
Current position: President of Jordan Football Association and founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation.
Previous positions: Former Fifa vice-president
Champagne:
Age: 57
Nationality: French
Current position: Consultant in international football
Previous position: A former diplomat, he worked for Fifa for 11 years as an executive and an advisor to president Sepp Blatter, before leaving in 2010
Bin:
Age: 50
Nationality: Bahraini
Current position: Asian Football Confederation president and Fifa vice-president
Previous position: Former head of Bahrain FA
Prince Ali IN