Tehrantimes - Former Iran Football Federation President Ali Kafashian stated that he will make every effort to book a place on the new FIFA Council.

“After more than eight years as the president I need rest. Actually I’m more focused on my duties at AFC now as I’m currently Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation from the Central Region. I’ll try my best to be selected as one of Asian candidates on FIFA Council. If I’m selected I will try to benefit from that for Asia and also my country,” Kafashian said.

Kafashian, who is currently Iran Football Federation Vice President, served as Iran Football Federation President for more than eight years from 1 March 2008 to 7 May 2016.

Zhang Jian (China PR), Ali Kafashian (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mong Gyu Chung (Korea Republic), Saoud A.Aziz Al-Mohannadi (Qatar) and Zainudin Nordin (Singapore) are five male candidates who will compete for two Asia places on the new FIFA Council. Asia has three places on the new FIFA Council but at least one of those three places must be filled by a woman.

The election will be held at the AFC Extraordinary Congress on September 27 in Goa, India.