FIFA President Gianni Infantino's hopes of securing re-election as the head of world football received a massive boost on Thursday after pledges of support from the African and Asian regional confederations.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) both said they will back Infantino, who confirmed on Thursday at FIFA's Congress in Vancouver that he will run for re-election in 2027.
Earlier, CAF said it had "unanimously agreed" to support Infantino when the FIFA chief.
The Asian Football Confederation also vowed to support Infantino.
"FIFA is in its best position ever and we offer our continued and full support to (Infantino) as a candidate for FIFA President for the term 2027-2031, just as the AFC and Asian football has always supported him since his election in 2016," AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said in a statement.
The African and Asian confederations account for 101 votes in FIFA's presidential election out of a total of 211.
Infantino has already secured support for re-election from South American football's ruling body CONMEBOL, which is worth a further 10 votes.
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