Bin Hammam associate announces candidacy for AFC presidency

By James M. Dorsey

Yousuf al Serkal (Source: Gulf News Archive)

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) vice-president Yousuf al-Serkal has put himself forward to replace suspended Qatari national Mohammed bin Hammam as head of the continent’s governing soccer body.

Mr. Bin Hammam remains nominally in charge of the AFC while he launches legal challenges against…