FIFA: CAF justifies its support of Sheikh Salman by the need for "equilibrium among the continents"

"Considering the need of FIFA to pursue a globalist vision, and remain an institution that guarantees equilibrium among the continents; CAF decides to offer its unanimous support to the candidate Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, current president of the Asian Football Confederation, and a FIFA vice-president," announce CAF at the end of the meeting of its Executive Committee in Kigali (Rwanda) on 05/02/2016.

The CAF and the AFC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to "strengthen cooperation between the two confederations and provide a framework for exchanges on competitions and formation", during a ceremony in Kigali (Rwanda) on 15/01/2016. This protocol, which lasts four years and is renewable, was signed by Issa Hayatou, the CAF president and acting president of FIFA, and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.

The CAF Executive Committee is the second governing body of a confederation to announce its support for Sheikh Salman, after the AFC. The two organisations combined represent a total of 100 federations (54 in Africa and 46 in Asia), or 47.8% of the 209…