The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) holds its presidential election on Saturday with incumbent Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain standing unopposed for a new term. Sheikh Salman was elected AFC president in 2013. He cemented this position by signing a new commercial rights deal in 2018, expanding tournaments and increasing the money going back to member federations. “The other candidates realised that they did not stand a chance against Salman,” James Dorsey, Senior Fellow at the RSIS said.