Danny Jordaan surprises by suddenly pulling out of Fifa council bid
Jordaan pulled out of the race on Monday‚ in a letter sent at 3pm‚ just hours before Fifa published results of integrity checks into the candidates
South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has surprisingly pulled out of the race for a place on the Fifa council in a bizarre twist that now leaves the Confederation of African Football (Caf) in an unprecedented election crisis. Jordaan‚ who has long held ambitions of sitting on the all-powerful Fifa cabinet‚ pulled out at the same time as his main rival‚ leaving not enough candidates to fill Africa’s places on the Council. This means another election will be needed in the coming months. South Sudan’s Chabur Goc Alei was the only man standing between Jordaan and a place on the council and has also withdrawn.
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