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Royal bid for AFC presidency unlikely to succeed

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James M. Dorsey
Oct 16, 2012
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BAHRAIN/QATARRoyal bid for AFC presidencyunlikely to succeed
A member of Bahrain’s royal family, head of the BahrainFootball Association (BFA) Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa,is campaigning to become the next president of theAsian Football Confederation (AFC), courting yet morecontroversy for the region’s soccer establishment. The positionhas been v…

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