Bin Hammam retained his seat on the FIFA Executive Committee after the 23-21 vote which included two ballots whihc were deemed invalid. A simple majority from among the 46 Member Assocations was needed for victory.
Bin Hammam will serve another four-year term on the FIFA Executive Committee. He has been a member of football's top team since 1996.
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Meanwhile, FIFA President Joseph S Blatter said AFC should amend its statutes to ensure the AFC President is automatically made FIFA Vice President.
“What we have to do is to make sure that ll presidents of confederations are members of the FIFA Executive Committee in the position of vice president,” Blatter told journalists after the 23rd AFC Congress.
Currently, AFC's representative as FIFA Vice President is
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