Africa’s football progress key to future support for Infantino

. * Whitespace between elements are ignored. For example: * foo bar abc * will become: * foo bar abc African football officials are prioritising development over governance disputes surrounding FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the continent’s progress will guide future leadership decisions, said Benin Football Federation President Marcellin ​Bocove. Bocove was speaking ahead of the FIFA under-20 Women’s World Cup, which runs from Saturday through September 27 in Poland. The tournament is the first global FIFA competition since the governance row triggered by Infantino’s proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. The Swiss administrator abandoned the plan, which valued the commercial rights of the World ​Cup and other FIFA tournaments at $20 billion, in late July in the face of a fierce ​backlash from European governing body UEFA and other stakeholders in the game.

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