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South African businessman Sexwale to run for FIFA presidency
Johannesburg: South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale has expressed his desire to run for FIFA presidency.
The 62-year-old former political prisoner is currently FIFA’s anti-racism advisor and the South African Football Association has said it would support his bid, as per reported on Saturday.
The announcement comes before Monday’s deadline for the February 26 vote.
Sexwale was part of the organising committee of the 2010 World Cup which was held in South Africa. He has also mediated for FIFA in disputes between the Israeli and Palestinian football bodies.
Sexwale will have four other competitors for the presidency in Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder David Nakhid, ex-FIFA official Jerome Champagne and Michel Platini, president of European football’s ruling body UEFA.
Earlier this month, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Platini were provisionally suspended for 90 days after Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into a 1.35 million pounds payment allegedly made by Blatter to Platini.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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