The All India Football Federation President Praful Patel is set to become the first Indian to be elected as a member in the FIFA Executive Council for a four-year term.
The election will be for the term 2019 to 2023 and will be held during the 29th AFC Congress.
December 6, 2018 was the deadline for the member associations to submit their nominations.
The AFC Electoral Committee carried out eligibility checks on the candidates running for the positions and the FIFA Review Committee conducted eligibility checks on candidates running for FIFA Council positions.
The AFC Electoral Committee will be responsible for all tasks relating to the organisation, running and supervision of the elections.
The FIFA Governance Committee will nominate representatives to monitor the running of the elections for FIFA Council positions.
FIFA Council Members Candidates: Saoud A.Aziz M A Al- Mohannadi (Qatar), Khalid Awad A. Althebity (Saudi Arabia), Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. (Philippines), Chung Mong Gyu (Korea Republic), Du Zhaocai (China PR), Praful Patel (India), Mehdi Taj (IR Iran), Kohzo Tashima (Japan).
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