BANZA December 2015 Issue | Page 34

AT A GLANCE By Houcem Khlifi F I F A had so many conflicts during the last period where its previous president Sepp Blatter is facing a criminal investigation in Switzerland. The world’s football organisation, F I F A , take a step forward by announcing that it has admitted five candidates for its presidential election in February 2016. The candidates are Prince Ali Bin Al Hus of Jordan, President of the West Asian Football Federation, former South African minister Tokyo Sexwale, the current Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, former F I F A official Jerome Champagne of France and U E F A general secretary Gianni Infantino of Switzerland. However, UEFA president Michel Platini was not allowed to participate because he was suspended for 90 days for investigation. Adding to the last point, the legend of soccer game Maradona had his own view about FIFA’s corruption. He said “I’ve been sayi