AFC against FIFA spots

AFC against FIFA spots

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The 40th anniversary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) next week is likely to be overshadowed as the AFC plans to confront FIFA over Asian committee appointments in the world football body.

"The (AFC) executive committee will be discussing the unsatisfactory appointments and debating what steps to take next to seek an explanation and to rectify the situation," AFC general-secretary Peter Velappan said yesterday.

He said the Asian body viewed FIFA's selection of certain individuals, who had not been recommended by the AFC, to sit on the FIFA standing committees as "totally unsatisfactory."

He refused to say which appointments the AFC was disputing. Havelange also removed all serving confederation general- secretaries, including Velappan, from the FIFA committee list.