Why Africa dey support Fifa president Infantino wen oda federations dey withdraw?

Fifa president Gianni Infantino dey plenty pressure for di past few weeks wit some unpopular decisions im take for di football body.

Fifa bin propose controversial plan to sell minority stakes for di World Cup to private investors, but dem face ogbonge backlash, wey force Infantino to cancel dat proposal.

European associations and Uefa bin strongly reject dis proposal wey dem tok say di World Cup gatz dey protected – no be business wey dem go sell to make profit.

Infantino bin offer all di associations $40m if dem support di proposal for private investment into di tournaments, through new subsidiary, FFE.

Inside Fifa, im get support from some of di council members for dis proposal even though pipo like Luis Figo bin ask am to resign.

"Infantino don scata di office im promise to elevate, now ibi too late to save im dignity, but e no dey too late to save football."

Gianni Infantino don apologise for di "error" ova di controversial plan.

Inside one letter to Fifa vice presidents, council and 211 member associations, Infantino and Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom tok say dem dey "sincerely apologise for di errors and commit say e no go happun again".

Di 56-year-old dey set to fight for re-election for fourth term – opponents gatz put dia names forward by 18 November.

Di election go happun for di Fifa congress for Morocco for March 2027, but bifor dat, di tension between football associations around di world and Infantino still dey hot.

English FA and odas bin withdraw dia support for Infantino

Many football federations and associations don withdraw dia support for di 56-year-old Swiss.

Di English and Welsh associations don formally withdraw dia support for Infantino.

Bifor di kasala ova di failed proposal to sell stakes for di World Cup to private investors, di English FA and di association of Wales bin write letter to support Infantino to stand for election for di 2027 Congress.

Di FA make am clear say Infantino no longer get dia support, same tin wit Welsh association.

"Di recent failure for good governance, leadership and values and sound judgment bin lead us to dis position wia Infantino don lose di confidence of di FAW to remain in control of world football."

Dem add say "failure to put di best interest of football first, na failure we no fit accept."

Serbia, Sweden and odas bin confam dia withdrawal of dia support for Infantino.

Fifpro wey be di global players union also fire di Fifa president ova di mata.

More associations dey ready to withdraw dia support from di 56-year-old Swiss, but no be evri association wey dey against am, some bin still dey support am.

Caf and some associations support Infantino

Di executive committee of di Confederation of African Football (Caf) don endorse di statement by Fifa president and general secretary and continue to focus for making African football among di best for di world.

Caf president Dr Patrice Motsepe tok inside dia statement say "Caf dey welcome and endorse di joint update by di Fifa president and general secretary. Caf go continue to focus on making African football among di best for di world wey we don dey reaffirm commitment to global govnance, due process, transparency and auditing best practices".

"We dey committed to work togeda wit Fifa, di member associations and oda football federations to promote due process."

Caf also tok say dem go continue to focus for developing men and women football players, coaches and dia trainers and di national teams of di 54 member associations as well as professional and amateur leagues for Africa.

Di Caf executive committee also don unanimously confam dia support for Fifa President Gianni Infantino wey dem tank am for im support for African football, ova di years.

Since Infantino become Fifa president, im support African football well well, from grassroots development to Caf competitions.

Sabi pipo say Caf decide to support di 56-year-old, sake of di kain support im give to African football during im tenure.

For di recent World Cup, 10 African kontris bin participate for di first time for history afta dem expand di competition to involve 64 kontris.

For 2022, only five kontris get slot, but for di 2026 tournament, five more kontris get slot, wey make 10 kontris.

Mexican football federation also don show dia support for di Fifa president.

Di 2026 World Cup co-hosts tok say "di Mexico FA dey support di leadership of Infantino to continue to promote di development of football through institutional strengthening".

Dem say dem go reject any attempt to comot Infantino without vote wey involve all di 211 Fifa members.

Di Argentina football association also don show full support for Infantino, wey dem praise Fifa say dem own dia mistake for di private investor proposal.

Inside one open letter from Argentina Football Association President Claudio Tapia, dem tok say "we write to you Mr President and di Fifa executive committee, to show our support for di work you don do for 10 years wey dey around football development around di world".

From now to di Fifa Congress for 2027, many tins go happun, time go tell if Infantino go withstand di pressure and weda di oda associations go get di majority vote to comot am as president wen oda candidates confam dia decision to contest di presidency.