* The Frontrunner is Already under Ukrainian Sanctions
* The Frontrunner is Already under Ukrainian Sanctions
By Sola Oke
On 26 September, roughly two hundred national federations will elect the next president of FIDE at the General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Each federation casts one vote. Fifty-one of Africa’s 54 countries are members, one of the most complete continental footprints in international sport.
That arithmetic alone would make the continent important. The electoral rules make it decisive.
Africa is a gate, not a constituency
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Infantino ha partido el mundo del fútbol con sus decisiones, pero ahora tiene un as bajo la manga en África
Gianni Infantino gets a lifeline with African support; UEFA retains FIFA boycott threat
El poder de África: el aliado que puede definir el futuro de Infantino al frente de la FIFA
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