Support for Worawi

PRESS RELEASE

Kuala Lumpur, 25^th February 2013

Dato’ Worawi Makudi from Thailand has received the unanimous support from all 11 Member Associations of the ASEAN Football Federation to contest for the Presidency of the Asian Football Confederation. The Football Federation of Australia, present at today’s meeting, has also confirmed its support for Dato’ Worawi bid.

The AFF announced its decision to support Dato’s Worawi’s candidacy after a Special Meeting of the AFF Council convened here today. The special meeting was chaired by HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, President of the AFF. Sultan Ahmad was a former AFC President and held the post from 1994 to 2002.

“Today, we examined our unity and solidarity and have decided to be united in choosing a leader for Asia,” Sultan Ahmad declared. “I am sure Dato’ Worawi Makudi will do everything he can to further the needs of the AFC and its Member Associations.”

Dato Worawi, a long-serving official in the FA of Thailand, AFF, AFC and FIFA, commands the respect of Member Associations, not just in the Asean region but throughout the Asian continent for all his efforts to promote and develop football over the years. Dato Worawi has also contributed immensely to world football through his role as the FIFA Executive Member.

The election for the AFC president is to be held at an Extraordinary Congress on May 2 after the post was vacated by Mohamad bin Hammam. The closing date for nominations is March 2.

The AFF Council today also pledged their unanimous support for Ms. Moya Dodd from Australia, who is the incumbent for the position of AFC Female Vice-President. She will be contesting for the female Executive Committee Member at FIFA.

"I am extremely honoured to be proposed and nominated by the Asean football family to contest for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation. I will do my upmost to serve the Asean family Members," commented Dato’ Worawi after the meeting.

"My main target as the AFC President would be to bring everybody together and to unite the Asian Football Confederation," added Dato’ Worawi.

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Qatar wins with 2nd half goals Doha: Two second-half goals secured Qatar a 2-0 win over Malaysia in their opening encounter in Group D of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 qualifying campaign at Al Sadd Stadium on Wednesday (6/2/13). . Khalfan Ibrahim's deflected free kick in the 55th minute gave the 2011 tournament hosts the lead and, with three minutes of added time played at the end of the game, Yusuf Ahmed doubled Qatar's margin of victory. "The result was good especially because we won and got the three points. The players showed good spirits and this helped us to get a win. I want to thank the players for the good performance to get this deserved win," said Qatar coach Fahad Thani. "We were the better side and dominated the game but Malaysia played with a defensive formation which affected us and we missed a lot of chances. However, at the end of the day we got the three points and won the game." After an even opening 45 minutes Qatar started to take control of proceedings in the second half and the home side took the lead ten minutes after the interval Former AFC Player of the Year Khalfan Ibrahim stepped up to take the free kick and his effort from 30 yards out was deflected off the Malaysian defensive wall, giving Khairul Fahmi no chance. Sebastian Soria created a fine goal scoring opportunity for himself nine minutes later, tormenting the Malaysian defence before shooting wide while Ibrahim hit the post with regular time having all but run out. With the Malaysians pushing forward looking for a late equaliser, the Qataris put the result beyond doubt in the 93rd minute when substitute Maged Mohammad deceived Fahmi before setting up Ahmed, who put the ball into the empty net. "We played well and managed to finish the first half with a scoreless draw. We had some chances of our own to score and we nearly scored but we were unlucky,"Malaysia coach K. Datuk K. Rajagobal. "In the second half we continued to play well but we were unlucky with the first goal. We tried our best to make a comeback but we were hit with the second goal. Overall, we played well." - AFC

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AFC Elections on 2 and 3 May

The AFC Executive Committee met on Thursday under the chairmanship of AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong and decided to hold an Extraordinary Congress and an Ordinary Congress here in the capital of Malaysia on May 2 and 3, 2013, respectively.

The main business of the AFC Extraordinary Congress on May 2 would be to: a) elect the AFC President; b) one female AFC Vice-President; c) two female members to the AFC Executive Committee, and; d) one position on the FIFA Executive Committee. The Ordinary Congress on May 3 will fulfill the statutory business, including the report of the general secretary, amendments to the Statutes, etc.

The term for the position of the AFC President, one female AFC Vice-President and two female AFC Executive Committee members will be from 2013 until 2015, while the position on the FIFA Executive Committee will have a four-year term until 2017.

The nominations for all the positions opened on January 31, 2013 (90 days before the day of the Extraordinary Congress) and will close on March 3, 2013 (60 days before the Extraordinary Congress). The final list of candidates will be released on April 2, 2013, 30 days before the day of the Extraordinary Congress.

At the outset, Jilong thanked the members for their guidance and support for successfully conducting the activities last year.

“We will have to work towards making the Year 2013 memorable for Asian football. Our teams and administrators made us proud in 2012 and I am confident that we will better that mark this year,” he said.

“We have many events lined up in 2013 and we, as guardians of AFC and Asian football, must make sure that the continent scales newer heights each year.”

The AFC Executive Committee also decided to nominate AFC Vice-President and Chairman of the AFC Women’s Committee, Ms Moya Dodd (Australia) as AFC’s candidate for the position of women’s football representative in the FIFA Executive Committee. The election for this position will be held during the FIFA Congress in Mauritius in May this year.