Candidates approved by FIFA are: Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, a FIFA vice president;
Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the President of the Asian Football Confederation; former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne; UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, and Tokyo Sexwale, a South African politician.
The candidacy of UEFA President Michel Platini will be considered following the end of his 90-day suspension by FIFA`s Ethics Committee imposed in early October.
The FIFA verification process consisted of an integrity check, including "a review of corporate records, litigation cases, bankruptcy proceedings, potential regulatory actions taken against the candidate and a review of media reports concerning potential red flags."
One candidate, President of the Liberia Football Association Musa Hassan Bility, failed the test.
In May 2015, Joseph Blatter won a fifth consecutive FIFA presidential election but four days later resigned following corruption charges. Blatter agreed to continue to carry out the functions of the office until a new president is elected.
The FIFA presidential elections are scheduled for February 26, 2016.
Meet Five Candidates to Run for FIFA Presidency
12 November 2015
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The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee of FIFA has declared five candidates eligible to run for the presidency of the international football organization, FIFA said in a statement released on Thursday.
