AFC
Kuala Lumpur: In accordance with
the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Statutes (Edition 2018), the AFC today
confirms the final list of candidates who will stand for election for the term
2019-2023 at the 29th AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 6, 2019.
On October 31, 2018, the Member
Associations were notified that the election for members of the AFC Executive
Committee (term 2019-2023) would be held at the 29th AFC Congress.
Member Associations were given
until midnight (Malaysia time) on December 6, 2018 to submit their nominations
as per the requirement set out in the AFC Statutes (Edition 2018) and the AFC
Electoral Code (Edition 2018) for the following positions:
• AFC President and FIFA Vice
President;
• Five AFC Vice Presidents;
• Six FIFA Council Members, one of
whom shall also be an AFC Female Executive Committee Member;
• A total of five AFC Female
Executive Committee Members, one of whom shall also be a FIFA Council member;
and
• A further nine AFC Executive
Committee members.
The candidates submitted
their applications for election in line with Articles 32 and 38 of the AFC
Statutes (Edition 2018) and within the deadline set. All applications were
submitted as per the requirements set out in the AFC Statutes (Edition 2018)
and the AFC Electoral Code (Edition 2019).
The AFC Electoral Committee carried
out eligibility checks on the candidates running for the AFC positions and the
FIFA Review Committee conducted eligibility checks on candidates running for
FIFA Council positions.
The AFC Electoral Committee will be
responsible for all tasks relating to the organisation, running and supervision
of the elections. The FIFA Governance Committee will nominate representatives
to monitor the running of the elections for FIFA Council positions.