Top Africa football leaders back Infantino after FIFA selloff scandal

Five influential African football leaders back Gianni Infantino amid World Cup private investment row.Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026Leading African football administrators have sent messages of support to embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he looks to the continent’s 54 members for backing in a bid ⁠to keep his job.Five of the continent’s influential football leaders have issued statements that offer Infantino support, despite also welcoming the decision to drop his controversial plan to sell a stake in future World Cup revenue.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was ‘not aware’ of Infantino’s FIFA planlist 2 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planlist 3 of 4Report: FIFA’s Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup planlist 4 of 4England set to follow Wales in withdrawing support for FIFA’s Infantinoend of listTheir messages came ahead of a meeting of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday at which they will discuss the abandoned plan to raise $4.2bn from a new commercial rights body.While administrators from Asia, Europe and the Confederation ...