FIFA: an Infantino ally says his re-election is assured
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Information
Haidar, president of the Lebanese Football Association, says he fully backs Gianni Infantino and considers his re-election as FIFA president assured. The election will take place at the FIFA Congress on 18 March 2027 in Rabat, where Infantino remains the clear favourite despite criticism linked to an abandoned plan for a commercial company, according to L’Information.
Haidar, president of the Lebanese Football Association and an ally of Gianni Infantino, says that the re-election of the latter as FIFA president is assured. He reaffirms his 'complete and public' support for the Swiss leader, according to L’Information.
Gianni Infantino has led FIFA, the supreme body of world football, since 2016. He remains the clear favourite in the election, which will take place at the FIFA Congress on 18 March 2027 in Rabat. He has refused to make any statement to the press. He has faced fierce criticism since last summer, when a plan, eventually abandoned, to create a commercial company open to private investors was announced.
Another official, former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger, is considering challenging Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency.
