Ali Kafashian is the New President of Iranian Football Federation
TEHRAN- (IranSportsPress.com): Ali Kafashian has been selected as the new president of the Iranian Football Federation, after his only challenger, Shahnazi, pulled out of the race.
Ali Azim-Araghi
Ali Kafashian, secretary general of Iran's Olympic Committee, was selected as the new president for the next four years, after Wednesday's election. The only other candidate, Shahrokh Shahnazi, head of the country's tennis federation, had earlier withdrawn from the race.
Mehdi Taj was elected as Kafashian's deputy.
Kafashian's first task is to appoint a head coach for Iran national football team, with the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers starting in less than a month time. Arthur Jorge is the favourite to land the job, although his appointment is by no means guaranteed.
The head of Iranian Physical Education, Ali Abadi, was missing from the election, as were Mehdi Mahdavikia, and Ali Daei. Officials from FIFA and AFC were present to observe the election process.
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