Morocco to host key 2027 re-election vote for FIFA President Gianni Infantino

The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco — the international football body’s second straight election meeting in Africa where he has built strong political ties. Infantino on Thursday announced the 2030 World Cup co-host will stage a 18 March 2027 election meeting of FIFA’s 211 member federations who currently figure to re-elect him unopposed for a third time since his first win in a five-candidate contest in 2016. “I am honored and humbled at the same time,” Infantino told global football leaders before…