The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has resolved to back Italian-Swiss national Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA President.

Infantino, 56, is seeking a third full term as the leader of the world football governing body.

“CAF held a meeting today, Wednesday 29 April 2026, in Vancouver, Canada on the eve of the 76th FIFA Congress and the CAF Member Associations unanimously agreed to support Gianni Infantino to be re-elected as President of FIFA for the period 2027-2031,” said CAF on Thursday.

Infantino has been president of FIFA since 2016, taking over from the late Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, who was serving as interim president, after Sepp Blatter was impeached in 2015.

As reported by the Eastleigh Voice, Infantino assumed office during what was technically the remainder of a predecessor’s cycle. Several member associations have argued that the first period should not count as a full term under the three-term limit. That reading would make him eligible to seek another four-year mandate from 2027 to 2031.

Following his initial election to the FIFA presidency in 2016, Infantino was re-elected on 5 June 2019 and again on 16 March 2023.

With 54 votes, Africa represents one of the largest voting blocs within world football’s governing structure, making its unified position strategically significant in the build-up to the 2027 election.