FIFA to elect new president on February 26, 2016

World football's governing body FIFA said on Monday it will hold its Extraordinary Congress to elect a new president on February 26, 2016

Zurich: World football's governing body FIFA said on Monday it will hold its Extraordinary Congress to elect a new president on February 26, 2016, here.

The decision came after FIFA' s executive committee held a meeting on Monday to decide the presidential election date and discuss the organisational reforms, reports Xinhua.

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Incumbent president Sepp Blatter, who has led FIFA since 1998, will continue to carry out his functions until the new president is elected.

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