By receiving the majority of votes at the Congress of the Asian Confederation of Football (AFC), i.e. 33 votes out of 46, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa was elected president of Asian football. An election which is accompanied, for the boss of the Bahrain Federation, a seat on the Committee executive of FIFA. Sheikh Salman was elected after a campaign marked by intrigues and controversies, clearly ahead of Yousouf Al Serkal of the Emirates United Arabs (six votes) and the Thai Worawi Makudi (seven votes). The Australian Moya Dodd was appointed vice president.
