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by Our Sports Desk
FIFA announced the names of the seven candidates to replace Sepp Blatter as its president yesterday — with that of David Nakhid not among them.
Nakhid, a former Trinidad and Tobago international, had stated his intention to stand but was absent from the list released by the governing body yesterday morning.
That suggests Nakhid may not have received the five nominations required to stand and his absence means the list now contains just one former player in Uefa president Michel Platini, who is currently banned from football.
The seven men who will now go forward to the February 26 election are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino, Liberian FA president Musa Bility, Asian Football Confederation president and Bahrain royal Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, former diplomat Jerome Champagne, former anti-apartheid activist Tokyo Sexwale and Platini.
The latter’s participation depends on the ban he is serving. Platini — the one-time favourite for the job — was suspended from football for 90 days pending a disciplinary hearing into a £1.3 million payment approved by Blatter in 2011.
