Infantino’s FIFA fate must go to an election, says Africa football chief

CAF have given under-fire Gianni Infantino their backing, and now say the FIFA president must stand in March’s election.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Africa football confederation chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections, after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw its support for the embattled FIFA president.Infantino is fighting to save his job after a barrage of criticism for his aborted plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Triple-double king Russell Westbrook announces NBA retirementlist 2 of 4Ex-Real coach Arbeloa sent off while his Fulham team walk off in Malagalist 3 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnslist 4 of 4Blockbuster $12.5bn deal as Kushner, Iger, purchase NBA Lakers franchiseend of listThe governing bodies of European football (UEFA), North and Central America (CONCACAF) and Asia (AFC) stepped up the pressure on Infantino in a joint letter this week, declaring “trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority.”It is believed th...