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CAF Unanimously Backs Infantino, Securing 2027 Re-Election Majority

8/7/2026

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Summary

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CAF Executive Committee unanimously reaffirmed support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
CAF endorsed Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafström’s admission that the withdrawn $4.2 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise plan contained errors.
Morocco, Egypt, Niger, Mauritania and the Democratic Republic of Congo publicly backed Infantino, giving him a majority for his March 2027 re-election despite UEFA’s threatened boycott.

History

Historical Context

In May 2015 the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI indicted FIFA officials, prompting Swiss prosecutors to raid Zurich headquarters and arrest fourteen executives on 27 May. The scandal spurred a Swiss criminal inquiry and, on 21 December, FIFA’s Ethics Committee banned President Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini for eight years, leading to Blatter’s resignation.

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Story summary

CAF Executive Committee unanimously reaffirmed support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
CAF endorsed Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafström’s admission that the withdrawn $4.2 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise plan contained errors.
Morocco, Egypt, Niger, Mauritania and the Democratic Republic of Congo publicly backed Infantino, giving him a majority for his March 2027 re-election despite UEFA’s threatened boycott.

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