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Infantino's future at FIFA should be decided by election, African football chief says

Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe and FIFA president Gianni Infantino
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. © Paul Ellis, AFP

Confederation of African Football head Patrice Motsepe on Thursday said that the future of FIFA's embattled president Gianni Infantino should be decided via election. Multiple world football federations have recently withdrawn their support for his leadership of football's governing body over his aborted plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.

Confederation of African Football chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino's future should only be decided by elections after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw their support for the embattled FIFA president.

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