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[quote]AFC boss Mohamed Bin Hammam wins election to retain FIFA executive committee seat
By VIJAY JOSHI , Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Mohamed Bin Hammam will retain his seat on FIFA's executive committee, winning by just two votes on Friday at the Asian Football Confederation Congress.

After two ballots were deemed spoiled and inadmissible, the 46 nation AFC Congress voted in favor of the AFC president 23 votes to 21 against his Bahraini opponent, Sheik Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa.

"You have really shown the world the meaning of democracy," Hammam said.

"It was really a close competition. To those who supported me, I promise I will do more than I have done," he said. "To those who didn't support me, I promise I will do more to gain your trust and confidence."

The Qatari businessman had said he would resign as head of the AFC if he had lost the election.

Sheikh Salman accepted Friday's outcome, with no dispute over the spoiled ballots, but said the narrow margin of victory put the president on notice to improve his performance.

"The voting today sends a clear message that 21 countries are not happy with the management of AFC, and this is something that needs to be looked into," Salman said.

"We have to correct the way things have been done in AFC.

"The president must work harder to regain the trust of these 21 countries. What he should do is sit down and listen to their grouses."

Hammam's win will be regarded as a major setback for FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon of South Korea, the principal backer of Sheik Salman's election bid.

Chung and Hammam have a long history of animosity, which reached new levels of antipathy during the campaign. Both have been considered as possible future FIFA presidents. While Chung outranks Hammam within FIFA, the situation is reversed within the AFC.

In a long-running slandering match, Chung on Thursday accused Hammam of "acting like the head of a crime organization. It looks like Mr. Hammam is suffering from mental problems. I want to advise him to consider going to hospital."

That comment illustrated the bitterness and aggression of the election campaign for the spot on FIFA's executive committee

sintaq

menang pun tipis ja..lebih 2 votes..

kalo hang dgn aku ada time meeting tu...dah tambah 2 vote utk opponent dia..
dah kira seri..pastuh kita tentukan dgn penalty.. heheheh!

speedo

hamman menang dengan majoriti tipis disebabkan keputusan beliau pada saat2 akhir utk tidak memindahkan afc house di malaysia..so undi suda tukar

hitomi07

ade konspirasi la tue...hehe