Mr. Jung, Mong-Jun Was Reelected as the Vice President of FIFA

The President of the Korean Football Association Jung Mong-Jun was reelected as the four-year term Vice President of FIFA.

The Asian Football Confederation held the general meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 14th and reelected the president Jung as the AFC elected Vice President of FIFA. The President Jung is now taking a seat as the Vice President of FIFA for third consecutive times since he was elected for the first time in 1994 until 2006.

At the general meeting that day, all 44 member-countries including first time participant Afghanistan attended, and East Timor, which participated as an observer, received an associated member status.

Meantime, the Vice President of the Japanese Football Association Ogura Junji ran for an executive committee with Worawi Makurdi (Thailand) and Yousef Al Serkal (the United Arab Emirates) and was elected with 25 votes with Makurdi. Japan tried to participate in the executive committee, and made it this time after 4 tries.