It looks like Tokyo Sexwale is going to be beached very soon and he is losing his mojo.
It's not going so well for Tokyo and his bid to be Fifa president. As the African candidate he's not getting much help from CAF, the African Federation. They have yet to publicly support him. And many of the African associations are questioning what Mr Sexwale's plans are for Africa if he wins. They say that he has forgotten Africa.
He was in Doha this past weekend for meetings with Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa, the Asian candidate, amidst talk of alliances. So maybe he has given up already, but wants to be remembered when the Sheikh wins. I shudder at that thought, for previously stated reasons. As part of the recent Asian-African deal on football development, Mr Sexwale may be eyeing a prestigious (and lucrative) position within Fifa under the Sheikh's presidency.
There are strong rumours that when the CAF executive meet this Friday they may ask him to withdraw his candidacy. He has sadly become a bit of a comical sideshow. Not even his time in prison with Nelson Mandela can work in his favour anymore. No sympathy vote. So strike Tokyo off the list.
My hopes of a complete scrapping of the vote with these candidates are looking very unlikely. My second hope is that Sheikh Salman does not get anywhere near winning. Gianni Infantino may be the man, reservations aside.
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