Guyana to back Prince Ali if FIFA elections go ahead – Urling

CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb (4th from left) and Costa Rica Football Federation President Eduardo Li (1st from right) posing with members of the 65th FIFA Congress delegation before being charged with corruption by Swiss police and the United States of America on Wednesday.

Despite the indictments of several high-profile FIFA members at the 65th Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee (NC) Chief Clinton Urling says that elections should go-ahead today and that the entity will be supporting Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan.

FIFA was thrown in chaos on Wednesday morning when several top officials were arrested by the Swiss Police on United States of America corruption charges. It cast some doubt on whether elections scheduled for today would go ahead where current head Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected.

Individuals arrested were CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Jose Maria Marin, Rafael Esquivel, Eugenio Figueredo and Costas Takkas. Former CONCACAF President Jack Warner was also indicted and faces possible extradition to the