South Sudan officially became the first African football association to support another term for current FIFA president Gianni Infantino as the Swiss administrator begins the early stages of his re-election campaign. South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) president Augustino Madout affirmed his backing of Infantino at a press conference in the country’s capital of Juba, stating that Infantino had been an ally of the development of football in recently independent nation.
Inside World Football has more on how Infantino has found such strong support from South Sudan and provides an update on the next stop for outgoing Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick.
