Article: Hammam wins election to retain FIFA committee seat

Mohamed Bin Hammam will retain his seat on FIFA's executive committee, winning by just two votes on Friday at the Asian Football Confederation Congress.

After two ballots were deemed spoiled and inadmissible, the 46 nation AFC Congress voted in favor of the AFC president 23 votes to 21 against his Bahraini opponent, Sheik Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa.

"You have really shown the world the meaning of democracy," Hammam said.

"It was really a close competition. To those who supported me, I promise I will do more than I have done," he said. "To those who didn't support me, I promise I will do more to gain your trust and confidence."

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