Dasmunsi re-elected in AFC Ex Committee, Hammam Prez for 2nd time

Kuala Lumpur, May 8 (UNI) AIFF President Priyaranjan Dasmunsi was today re-elected unopposed as member of AFC Executive Committee from South and Central Asia Zone in the 22nd AFC Congress held here.

Nepal's Ganesh Thapa, Bakhtier Rakhimov (Uzbekistan) and Mohsen Safai Farahani (Iran) were other members elected from the Zone.

Meanwhile, incumbent AFC chief Mohamed Bin Hammam was unanimously re-elected for a second four-year term.

Bin Hammam was the only candidate running for Asian football's top job.

The visionary Qatari was first voted to office after the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

''I am immensely grateful for this vote of confidence,'' Bin Hammam, who coincidentally celebrates his 58th birthday today, said.

''My re-election demonstrates the solidarity in Asia and the confidence among AFC's Member Associations that AFC is heading in the right direction as far as football development in our continent is concerned,'' he added.

Bin Hammam pledged to continue his drive to professionalise the game in Asia.

AFC Office bearers: AFC President: Mohamed Bin Hammam (Qatar) AFC Vice-Presidents: Zhang Jilong (China), Vernon Manilal Fernando (Sri Lanka), HRH Tengku Abdullah (Malaysia), Yousuf Yaqoob Al Serkal (UAE) FIFA Vice-President: Dr Chung Mong-joon (Korea) FIFA Executive Committee: Junji Ogura (Japan), Dato Worawi Makudi (Thailand) AFC Executive Committee: East Asia: Richard Lai (Guam) ASEAN: Zaw Zaw (Myanmar), Dali Taher Suryadharma (Indonesia), John Koh Nam Sang (Singapore) South and Central Asia: Ganesh Thapa (Nepal), Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (India), Bakhtier Rakhimov (Uzbekistan) and Mohsen Safai Farahani (Iran) West Asia: Dr Hafez Al Medlej (Saudi Arabia), Saif Hasil Rashid Al Maskery (Oman) and Hussain Saeed Mohamed (Iraq) Honorary Treasurer: Farouk Bouzo (Syria) UNI XC PDS AKD SAM HT1752