Fifa’s Newly Elected Female Official Criticized for Struggling to Name Current Women’s World Champions
Bangladeshi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has been elected to the Fifa council but struggled to name the current women’s world champions in a disastrous interview The newly elected representative for Asian football on the Fifa council has been heavily criticized after failing to name the current women’s world champions. Mahfuza Akhter Kiron overcame the prominent women’s football advocate Moya Dodd in a bid to gain a place on Fifa’s ruling body on Monday. Kiron beat Dodd by 27 votes to 17 after two other candidates for the woman’s slot representing Asia on the Fifa Council withdrew before the ballot. And Kiron’s term has begun on a controversial note after she struggled to name the current world champions when interviewed by the BBC’s World Service. When asked, Kiron answered “Korea” followed by “Japan”, before finally settling on the correct answer: the USA. “This is very disappointing,” said two-time World Cup winner Carli…
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