AFC ExCo member Moya Dodd loses out to Mahfuza Akhter Kiron in FIFA Council vote
Tuesday 9 May 2017 11:08, UK
Australia's Moya Dodd has failed to regain her place as Asian football's female representative on the FIFA Council after she lost a vote 27-17 to Bangladeshi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron.
Former Australia international and practising lawyer Dodd served on world football's executive body as an appointed member between 2013 and 2016.
During that time, the 52-year-old made her mark as a strong champion for women in football and reform of the sport's tainted governance structure.
That track record, however, counted for little in Bahrain on Monday when the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) 27th Congress opted instead for Kiron, of whom little is known outside her native country.
"Naturally it is disappointing," Dodd said.
"I'd hoped I had done enough in the few years I was part of FIFA to persuade people that I should have another shot at it.
"I think I will always be an advocate for women's football - there are still a lot of ways to contribute. I am still a member of the AFC executive committee and of the board in Australia and I have other involvements."
