David Nakhid Files an Appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

David Nakhid has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) against the FIFA Ad hoc Electoral Committee’s decision of 28 October 2015 in which hiscandidacy for the upcoming presidential election was refused.

The FIFA Ad hoc Electoral Committee found that Mr Nakhid had not presented declarations of supportfrom at least five member associations, and for this reason, could not be admitted as a candidate forthe election for the office of FIFA President on 26 February 2016.

In appealing to the CAS, Mr Nakhid seeks the annulment of the challenged decision and an order thathis candidacy be reinstated. No hearing date has been fixed for the moment. A procedural calendarwill be determined within the next days, after consultation with the parties.For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Mr MatthieuReeb, CAS Secretary General, or Ms Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue deBeaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland. media@tas-cas.org; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01,or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org

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