BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC – Newly elected CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb has been appointed to powerful executive committee of football’s world governing body, FIFA.
Yesterday, the CONCACAF Executive Committee chose Webb to serve on the FIFA ExCo, replacing former football supremo Jack Warner who resigned all his posts with the world body last year.
CONCACAF is the confederation that governs football in North, Central America and the Caribbean.
Webb, who was chosen to lead CONCACAF on Wednesday, said he was determined to point the organization in a new direction in the wake of the cash-for-votes scandal last year.
“Over the last year we have witnessed and endured a lot and I am certain the trials and tribulations are not over, but we have not allowed this situation to deter our mission and vision for CONCACAF,” he said here.
“The revelations made at the Congress have also shaken the confidence of our membership, but Wednesday’s Congress has also given me renewed faith and hope. It has confirmed that our Confederation has changed; the rules of democracy, transparency and accountability now guide the action of every member of this Union.
“I am certain now more than every that the membership will never allow history to be repeated.”
CONCACAF’s choice as Webb as the newest ExCo member was immediately conveyed to FIFA General Secretary, Jerome Valcke following the meeting.
The Executive Committee of CONCACAF comprises Alfredo Hawit Banegas, Justino Compean, Captain Horace Burrell, Ariel Alvarado, Sunil Gulati, and Rafael Salguero.
