MALAYSIA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is unable to replace president Mohammad Bin Hammam until after May 30 next year

Record ID: 860346

  • Title: MALAYSIA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is unable to replace president Mohammad Bin Hammam until after May 30 next year
  • Date: 30th July 2011
  • Summary: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (JULY 29, 2011) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC) CLUBHOUSE FIFA VICE-PRESIDENT HRH PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN'S MOTORCADE ARRIVING AT AFC HEADQUARTERS CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF AFC BUILDING MORE ARRIVALS OF AFC COMMITTEE MEMBERS SECURITY GUARDS AT THE GATE EXTRERIOR OF AFC CLUBHOUSE EXTERIOR OF HOTEL IN KUALA LUMPUR AFC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER MR KOHZO TASHIMA TALKING TO JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (English) AFC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER MR KOHZO TASHIMA SAYING: "Corruption, doping and match-fixing we have a lot of problems and damages. We would like to be a better AFC for the future. And Mr Zhang Jilong has a lot of will to change the AFC." MR KOHZO TASHIMA TALKING TO A MAN
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2011 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: Malaysia, Malaysia
  • City:
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA402DGI5OTK77TN9E648VGZPC7
  • Aspect Ratio:
  • Story Text: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) cannot elect a replacement for banned president Mohammad Bin Hammam until after May 30 next year, the regional organisation's legal committee said on Friday (July 29).
    Soccer's governing body FIFA slapped a life ban on Bin Hammam at the conclusion of a two-day ethics committee hearing last Saturday (July 23) for attempting to bribe Caribbean officials during his withdrawn presidential challenge to incumbent Sepp Blatter.
    The 62-year-old Bin Hammam, who was originally suspended by FIFA on May 29, has written to the AFC executive committee saying he would not resign his position but the panel seemed in no hurry to replace the Qatari.
    "The members were informed that the legal committee is in agreement that an Extraordinary Congress for the election of president may be convened in the event that the office of president falls vacant for more than one year," the AFC said on its website (www.the-afc.com). "This means that an Extraordinary Congress for this purpose could not be convened until after 30 May, 2012."
    AFC Executive Committee member Kohzo Tashima, who spoke to Reuters before a marathon executive committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur, said the AFC is keen to change its image saying that the AFC Senior-Vice President Zhan Jilong wants to change the image of the organisation.
    "Corruption, doping and match-fixing we have a lot of problems and damages. We would like to be a better AFC for the future. And Mr Zhang Jilong has a lot of will to change the AFC," Mr Tashima said.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register