new Delhi: India are to vote to Mohammed Bin Hammam at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress on May 8 of this month, according to sources.
AFC President Bin Hammam had visited India in the second week of March in order to lobby for the elections. Sheikh Salman, who has challenged Hammam for a berth in the FIFA Executive Committee in the AFC election to be held in Kuala Lumpur, had also made a trip to India but could only meet AIFF general secretary Alberto Colaco.
"The AIFF has passed a resolution that we would support Mr. Hammam as he was close to Mr.Dasmunsi (President of the AIFF). Mr. Hammam came to visit India where he met a number of AIFF officials. In April end, he called a meeting in Colombo which was attended by Alberto Colaco and R Khaleel (AIFF Executive committee member). From India, Alberto Colaco and R.Khaleel would travel to Malaysia on the 7th of this month to attend the AFC Congress," said a source.
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