The Asian Football Confederation supported the Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel of FIFA because of the current war with Loop in its congress held last Thursday on Bangkokwhere the regional body also removed term limits for its top officials.
The President of AFChe Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifaexpressed his support for the motion of Palestinian Football Association before the congress of FIFA on Friday, seeking to “adopt immediate and appropriate sanctions against Israeli teams.”
“The AFC is only as strong as its members, and when one of them suffers, all others are affected,” Sheikh Salman told delegates.
“The AFC is next to Palestinian Associationand we accompany them in finding effective football-related solutions to the grievances raised by Palestinian Association in his proposal,” he added.
“It is our duty to support the Palestinian Association to achieve a quick and effective resolution, in accordance with the rules, regulations and laws of AFC and the FIFA” he hinted.
The proposal was sent by the Palestinians to FIFA on March 11 and debated at the body’s annual meeting, after being added to the agenda with the support of the federations Algerian, Jordanian, Syrian and Yemeni.
The delegates of AFC They observed a minute of silence in memory of the war victims in between Israel and Gazaand showed them a video made by Palestinian Football Association which featured the destruction caused by Israeli forces.
Loop It has been devastated by near-constant bombing and a subsequent assault since Hamas invaded Israeli territory on October 7 that left nearly 1,200 dead and hundreds of hostages.
Infantino’s speech
He FIFA President Gianni Infantinoaddressed this issue in his address to delegates, calling for unity in efforts to address issues within and outside of sport.
“We are all suffering from what is happening Palestine. “We pray for the mothers who have lost their children and we pray for the mothers who have lost their children around the world,” he declared.
“Football can do little, because to change the situations in all parts of the world that are tragic, the only thing we can do is to show unity, because football unites everyone.”
The move came as delegates approved a motion to remove term limits for the President and members of the body’s Executive Committee.
Only Australia and Jordan They voted against the motion, which limited the term of office to three four-year terms.
Source: La Verdad
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