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Mr
Bility had campaigned on a promise to tackle corruption in football
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Liberia's Musa Bility has
been ruled out as a candidate for the FIFA presidency following integrity
checks. Football's
world governing body has approved five of the presidential candidates, with
suspended Uefa boss Michel Platini also not included.
The
Frenchman could be added should his ban end before February's election.
Prince
Ali bin al-Hussein, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino, Sheikh Salman bin
Ebrahim al-Khalifa and South Africa's Tokyo Sexwale have been approved.
BBC News report continues:
FIFA
said it would not comment further on the reasons for Mr Bility's exclusion,
which the 48-year-old can challenge at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The
election is to find a successor to the suspended Sepp Blatter, who is under
criminal investigation.
The
79-year-old Swiss announced he would be stepping down in June, with world
football's governing body at the centre of a corruption scandal.
Meanwhile Liberia's
football chief, Musa Bility, has been giving his response to BBC Africa's
Piers Edwards about being ruled out as a candidate for the FIFA presidency
following integrity checks:
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