The leader will live his third period at the head of Argentine football and, if he completes this mandate, he will reach 12 years at the head of the Association. In assembly, they also suspended Super League relegations.
Claudio Tapia confirms his re-election to the AFA. This Thursday, the Argentine football assembly confirmed that the leader will begin his third term, which runs until 2029. The boss was at the head of a single list. However, the last few days have been full of controversies in the trans-Andean country. The only two absent from the vote were the representatives of Estudiantes y Talleres, whose representative withdrew from the council. Within the board of directors, the presence of Juan Román Riquelme stands out as one of the six vice-presidents.
With the course underway, they paid and canceled the relegations. The ceremony ended with the winner’s song by the club presidents. “Hand in hand with Chiqui Tapia, we will all turn around,” they sang.
The elections were to take place on Monday. However, it was delayed, following a request made by Andres Fassi president of Talleres de Córdoba, at the General Inspectorate of Justice of Argentina. The businessman requested the annulment of the meeting after being sanctioned with a two-year suspension. A few days later, Conmebol gave the green light to the AFA and Tapia. This approval bore the signature of José Orlando Montenegro.
“With reference to the integrity review carried out by this control subcommittee of Conmebol on October 15, 2024, in the exercise of its established powers, “We are pleased to inform you that we have completed the corresponding process and this subcommittee has qualified you as a candidate for the position of President of the AFA Executive Committee.” reported the Confederation.
The now re-elected president gave an overview of his administration. Marked by the titles of the Albiceleste, but also by the irregularity of the formats of the local competition. “I say it very firmly, those who started in 2017 know what we are talking about, we had a very difficult period, we rebuilt Argentine football, we came out of everything we know, from the death of Grondona, of not having had the chance to elect the authorities, of an intervention, of moments when FIFA and Conmebol wanted the statutes to be modified. We were able to regain democracy, so that the clubs were represented again. It was a very difficult period, when clubs did not receive television rights,” he remembers.
“In 2017 we changed the statutes as requested by FIFA and we won 38 against 37, we did not draw 38 against 38. We are used to all these things, we managed to give stability to clubs and to promote Argentine football. The world champion players of the national team were not trained in Europe, they were trained by our clubs. That’s why they come to get them,” he added.
Regarding the refusal of his main opponent to participate in the election, the official noted that: “It’s fine if Talleres doesn’t support our ideas. The clubs are the owners of Argentine football.
In assembly, they approved that the next tournament of Argentine Super League It will be played with 30 teams taking into account the two promotions that will occur from the Primera Nacional at the end of the current season. “In closing, I would like to congratulate and thank each of the elected members. I am really proud that this assembly is represented by Argentine football. Our goal has always been to federalize football. We have no other interest than football. Thank you very much,” concluded Chiqui Tapia in his speech.
Source: Latercera
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