FIFA: Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain) submits documents to stand for president

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), the president of the AFC and a FIFA vice-president of FIFA, will stand for the election to the presidency of the international federation, according to the state-run Bahrain News Agency, on 26/10/2015, the deadline for candidate applications.

Sheikh Salman reportedly submitted his documents to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich (SUI), on Sunday evening 25/10/2015. He is the tenth (see list below) to state his ambition to become the ninth president of FIFA, with elections scheduled for 26/02/2016.

"The idea of being a candidate in 2016 not crossed my mind", said Salman Shaikh, the 02/10/2015

• "I have noted recent media speculation that my name has been suggested by others but, while I would like to thank them for their trust and confidence in my leadership, the thought of being a candidate in 2016 had not crossed my mind," wrote Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on 02/10/2015.
• Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa announced his personal support for the candidacy of Michel Platini for FIFA president on 14/08/2015.
  • Michel Platini he filed his…