FIFA presidency: Adamu backs Kalu

Former   FIFA and CAF executive committee member Amos Adamu has declared his support for former Abia State Governor    Uzor   Kalu to become the next FIFA president.

Adamu said he would work   to ensure that Kalu is allowed to contest the FIFA presidential election next year.

“Uzor Kalu is qualified to lead   FIFA. I have absolute confidence and believe that he would do well as head of FIFA. Kalu should run for the top post. A man that led Enyimba to win the CAF Champions League twice cannot be ignored   in world football. A man who was a governor twice and a successful businessman must be supported to run the affairs of FIFA. If we sell his candidacy well who says he cannot win?”

The former National Sports Commission Director-General added, “We are trying to convince him to run so that he can bring his wealth of experience to bear on the game. Every confederation has its   needs. We should ensure that he gets the mandate of the other bodies so that those needs can be met. We should ensure that players have a place in his administration because he has shown enough capacity for their welfare.

“I’m using my wide contacts to sell his candidacy to the public and some people who may not know him.”