FILE PHOTO: United Arab Emirates sports chief Mohammed Khalfan al-Romaithi speaks with Reuters during an interview at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council office, United Arab Emirates January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Cornwell
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation mishandled the Hakeem Al Araibi affair and needs to be more independent of national interests, says the Emirati hoping to replace Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa as president next month.
United Arab Emirates sports chief Mohammed Khalfan al-Romaithi, who formally threw his hat in the ring on Thursday, said the governing body was too late in responding to the arrest of the Bahraini soccer player in Thailand.
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