Qatari Al Mohannadi withdraws from FIFA Exco race


Saud al-Mohannadi during a news conference in Doha April 22, 2010. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad

MANAMA (Reuters) - Qatar Football Association vice-president Saud Al Mohannadi has pulled out of elections for a place on the FIFA executive committee, saying West Asia should support one candidate.

Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, one of sport's most influential powerbrokers in the world, is heavily expected to be voted on to FIFA's decision-making board.

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