FIFA: CAF says Sheikh Salman is their man

The executive committee of the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has decided to back Sheikh Salman. CAF's position was made public in Rwanda were the African football governing recently held an enlarged exco meeting. A lot of tongues have been waging on why CAF had to abandoned their own, South Africa's Tokyo Sexwale. 

The South African Tokyo Sexwale, the French Jérôme Champagne, Prince Ali of Jordan, Sheikh Salman of Bahrain and the Italo-Swiss Gianni Infantino are the main contenders fighting to replace the Great Sepp Blatter. CAF and UEFA are the two confederations that have the greatest associations. Each one has 54 members. The FIFA elections by secret ballot will take place on the 26th of February in Zurich.