Infantino faces Japanese rival in race for the FIFA presidency
Japan's Kohzo Tashima has formalised his bid for the FIFA presidency and will contest the March election at the Rabat congress. He needs five nominations by 18 November while UEFA is keen on a way to block a new Infantino term.
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O japonês Kohzo Tashima será candidato à presidência da Fifa. Presidente de honra da federação do Japão e membro do Conselho da entidade, ele formalizou a intenção de disputar a eleição prevista para março, no congresso de Rabat, no Marrocos — a informação é da imprensa inglesa.
Tashima tem o apoio da federação japonesa e precisa reunir cinco nomes formais até 18 de novembro para validar a inscrição. Na Europa, a Uefa vê a candidatura com simpatia: seria um jeito de barrar um novo mandato de Gianni Infantino, desde que o japonês siga como único opositor.
Há cenários em que ele atraia votos de desafetos de Infantino na Confederação Asiática (AFC) e na Concacaf, que reúne América do Norte e Central. O colégio eleitoral tem 211 federações e o vencedor precisa de 106 votos. A cúpula da AFC tem se movimentado pela continuidade do atual presidente, mas a entrada de Tashima pode canalizar o descontentamento na Ásia e na Concacaf.
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