Carney joins criticism of Infantino as FIFA leader after sell-off plan

The controversy stems from FIFA's now-withdrawn commercial restructuring proposal, which drew fierce criticism from football stakeholders across the globe before eventually being shelved.

And three of world football's six regional confederations — Europe's Uefa, north and central America's CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) — have spoken against his leadership after his abandoned plan to bring in private investors sparked fury across the globe.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces an uphill battle in his re-election bid for a fourth term running through 2031, as a number of national soccer federations, led by Wales, withdrew their support following his failed proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.

Having brought FIFA's top leaders to North Africa, Infantino will speak in order to preserve his position and convince those who hold similarly powerful roles that they would be best served with the Swiss-Italian in charge.