ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s former police chief Mohammed Khalfan Al-Romaithi announced he was officially running for president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, vowing to “make football fair.”
“Football in Asia is failing,” Romaithi told reporters at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
“This power has been abused to the disadvantages of our people,” he said.
“Asia deserves better.”
Romaithi, whose campaign slogan is “Make football fair,” promised $2 million in support for each Asian national football federation annually and said he would focus on encouraging women to join the world of football.
The Emirati will run against incumbent Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Qatar’s Saud Al-Muhannadi in the Asian federation’s April 6 election.
UAE’s Mohammed Khalfan Al-Romaithi running for president of the Asian Football Confederation
UAE’s Mohammed Khalfan Al-Romaithi running for president of the Asian Football Confederation
- Former Abu Dhabi police chief looking to lead the AFC.
- Romaithi's campaign slogan is “Make football fair”.
Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener
- The Dutch looked to be in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go
- But Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them
COLOMBO: Pakistan’s spinners turned the screws to bowl Netherlands out for 147 in the first match of the T20 World Cup at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.
The Dutch looked to be in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go, but Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them.
Captain Scott Edwards anchored the innings with a polished 37 off 29 balls, but perished when he tried to take the aerial route against leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed.
Part-time spinner Saim Ayub then struck twice in the 17th over before left-arm quick Salman Mirza’s three-wicket burst dismissed the Dutch with one ball to spare.
Pakistan, who won the toss and chose to bowl, conceded just 20 runs in the final four overs backed up by a razor sharp performance in the field with several outstanding catches in the deep.
Pakistan cannot afford any slip-ups in the group stage after saying they will not play against India on February 15 on government instructions and forfeiting the points in Group A.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka in the 20-team tournament co-hosted by Sri Lanka and defending champions India.
