The General Assembly of the Football Association holds a meeting at 11:30 this morning at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai, to approve the Board of Directors No. 12 that leads the federation for a period of four years, from 2020 to 2024, headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, who had won the presidency of the Federation by acclamation , Because no other candidate has applied to compete for the position, while the full list of 11 members will be approved to represent the new Board of Directors.

The final list of candidates nominated for membership in the Football Association included: Hisham Al Zarouni (Sharjah) Hamid Al Tayer (Al Nasr) Ali Al Badwawi (Hatta) Saif Al Mansoori (Al Dhafra) Salem Al Shamsi (Al Ain) Ahmed Darwish (Emirates Club) Yousef Al Sahlawi (Al Hamriyah) Amal Hassan Bouchlakh (Ras Al-Khaimah), and the names nominated by the presidential candidate are: Khalfan Belhoul, Ibrahim Al Hammadi, and Salem Al Shamsi.

The General Assembly of the Football Association granted the professional league clubs five seats in the Federation's board of directors, three seats for first-class clubs, and three seats chosen by the candidates for the position of president of the union.

According to the Articles of Association of the Football Association, the General Secretariat sent the invitation and the agenda of the Electoral General Assembly meeting to all clubs last Wednesday.

He will attend the works of the General Assembly, along with the representatives of the clubs, as well as representatives of the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation, knowing that the former Football Association Board headed by Marwan bin Ghalita resigned and a transitional committee was formed headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi to manage the affairs of the Football Association.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi will be the 11th president in the history of the Football Association, since its foundation in 1971, as the late Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan assumed the presidency of the first football association, from 1971 to 1973.

And the extraordinary general assembly of the Football Association approved during its meeting in January this year, the holding of elections for the Football Association for the first time in the system of the unified list instead of the previous system, which is the direct election, as the door for candidacy for the Football Association was opened according to a timetable starting from 20 January last, by receiving Applications for candidacy for the post of President of the Federation, then on February 27 it was the last day for the candidate to choose the position of President of the Union, his final list, which was submitted to the Election Commission, which in turn approved it, and was chaired by Counselor Salem Bhayan Al-Amri.

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December 5, 2019 The resignation of the former Football Association headed by Marwan bin Ghalita.

December 14 dissolving the former Football Association and forming a transitional committee that manages the Football Association headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi.

January 12, 2020 The Extraordinary General Assembly approves the establishment of the Football Association elections by the roll system for the first time in the history of Emirates football.

January 20 Announcing the opening of the candidacy for the position of President of the Federation.

January 26 Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi formally presents his candidacy for the presidency of the federation.

January 27 Official announcement of the victory of Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, headed by the Football Association, by acclamation.

February 4 The club is nominated for candidacy for club membership.

February 27 The candidate for the position of President of the Federation submits his final list of candidates to the Board of Directors, and their approval by the election commission.

March 12 Holding the general assembly to approve the election of the president and members of the new Football Association Board.