CAS explained in a statement on Monday that it had dismissed his
appeal against a decision taken by FIFA's electoral committee on Oct. 28
during which his candidacy was refused.
Decision to bar Nakhid from FIFA election is upheld(Reuters)
Former Trinidad and Tobago player David Nakhid cannot run for the presidency of football's scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
CAS
explained in a statement on Monday that it had dismissed his appeal
against a decision taken by FIFA's electoral committee on Oct. 28 during
which his candidacy was refused.
Under the
organisation's electoral rules, Nakhid needed written backing from five
national football associations to be eligible for the Feb. 26 election
that will decide who replaces outgoing president Sepp Blatter.
The
Trinidadian was barred from registering by FIFA's electoral committee
because one association had signed letters of support for Nakhid and a
rival candidate.
Nakhid sought in his appeal the annulment of the decision and an order that his candidacy be reinstated.
Last month FIFA's electoral committee said five candidates had passed integrity checks and were approved for the election.
The
five were Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Asian Football
Confederation president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain,
former FIFA official Jerome Champagne of France, UEFA general secretary
Gianni Infantino of Switzerland and South African businessman Tokyo
Sexwale.
Musa Bility, head of Liberia's FA, was ruled out after he failed an integrity check.
Nakhid's bid did not reach the stage of integrity checks and there has been no suggestion of him being involved in wrongdoing.
FIFA
is suffering the worst corruption scandal in its 100-plus year history,
drawing in top officials and triggering investigations by U.S. and
Swiss authorities.
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