Kohzo Tashima to challenge Infantino for FIFA presidency
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Kohzo Tashima, a Japanese member of the FIFA Council, plans to run for the organisation's presidency against Gianni Infantino in the March election. The Japan Football Association is said to have unanimously approved his candidacy, which needs backing from five federations before the 18 March vote in Rabat, according to Japanese media cited by the Associated Press.
Kohzo Tashima, a member of the FIFA Council and former president of the Japan Football Association, has announced his intention to run for the presidency of world football's governing body against incumbent Gianni Infantino in the election scheduled for March, according to Japanese newspapers Asahi and Nikkan Sports, cited by the Associated Press.
Members of the Japan Football Association (JFA) board unanimously approved his candidacy, according to Asahi. Aged 68, Kohzo Tashima is a former Japan national team player and has sat on FIFA's governing committee since 2015, under Sepp Blatter's presidency.
Candidates must obtain the official support of at least five of FIFA's 211 member associations and pass an eligibility check conducted by a three-person committee. The vote is scheduled for 18 March in Rabat, Morocco, while the deadline for submitting candidacies is 18 November.
Kohzo Tashima's candidacy follows that of Miguel Maduro, who is challenging Gianni Infantino's fourth term. The challenge to Infantino's fourth term was published on 4 November.
