Blatter Chooses Kalu As His Successor

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Blatter Chooses Kalu As His Successor

Suspended Sepp Blatter has thrown his weight behind former Abia state Governor Orji Uzor Kalu to become the next FIFA president.


Blatter had stated that Africa can produce the next FIFA president when new elections are held in February.


Speaking in Zurich, the 79-year-old this time backed the candidature of Orji Uzor Kalu who he believes has what it takes to head world football governing body, Vanguard reports.

Blatter said:“The position of the FIFA president is too important to be left to just anybody. I have heard of some candidates who want to take over from me.

But I find the Businessman from Nigeria Kalu very qualified and interesting because he is not only a businessman, but a politician with lots of contacts and corporate experience. He can bring his great experiences to bear in the running of world football.

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“He is passionate about the game. I remember how he sponsored one of Nigerian clubs to win the CAF championship twice.

He is a man that can take world football to the next level”, Blatter told the Swiss Radio monitored on Sunday.”