Sexwale still mulling bid for FIFA presidency


  • Football
  • Thursday, 27 Aug 2015

Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub (C) walks with anti-apartheid activist Tokyo Sexwale (R) past Israel's controversial barrier as they arrive for a news conference in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, near Jerusalem, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

MONACO (Reuters) - South African businessman and former political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale is still mulling whether to run for the presidency of soccer's governing body FIFA, he said on Thursday.

Sexwale, currently head of FIFA's Israel-Palestine monitoring committee, announced via a spokesman at the start of this month that he was considering joining the race to replace outgoing president Sepp Blatter.

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