Japan football official resigns over AFC support for Infantino
Briefing by News4U · First published
Takeshi Okada quit as JFA vice president, citing misalignment with the AFC's backing of Gianni Infantino's FIFA re-election bid.
Al Jazeera reported that Takeshi Okada resigned as a vice president of the Japan Football Association, stating that the association’s responses to recent FIFA World Cup controversies did not align with his personal values. [1]
His departure came a week after Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa publicly backed Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president at a meeting in Tokyo. [1]
Okada, who coached Japan at the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, said he stepped down entirely of his own volition after careful deliberation, citing a gap between the association’s stance and his belief that sport must be conducted with integrity. [1]
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- Japan football association official resigns after AFC aligns with Infantino
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