FA of Malaysia president Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected unopposed as the new Asean Football Federation (AFF) president at the AFF Congress held in Bangkok yesterday following the withdrawal of his only opponent.
Thailand's Datuk Worawi Makudi opted not to contest the presidency to allow Sultan Ahmad Shah to succeed outgoing president Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail, who had helmed AFF since 1995.
Sultan Ahmad Shah ran on a platform of seeking to unite Asean countries and become a force in international football.
Sultan Ahmad Shah ran on a platform of seeking to unite Asean countries and become a force in international football.
"I come before you as a protagonist of 1Asean, appealing to each one of you to reignite the flames of Asean solidarity and lift this spirit above our own frailities and agendas, and let it soar to heights we have yet to scale," he said in a message to AFF members ahead of the congress.
"Football unites, and this is what I want to do first in AFF. But I cannot do this on my own. I need each and every one of you to pick up the loose ends, and weave them back so tightly that the very fabric that keeps us entwined, will not come asunder again.
"For united we stand, divided we fall. We cannot confront and face our challenges with huge holes or gaps in our armour. We need to stand shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, with one heart and one mind."
"For united we stand, divided we fall. We cannot confront and face our challenges with huge holes or gaps in our armour. We need to stand shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, with one heart and one mind."
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