JFA head Ogura calls for AFC presidential election

TOKYO (AP) — Japan Football Association president Junji Ogura has called on the Asian Football Confederation to hold a presidential election despite a plea from Mohamed bin Hammam urging continental members to be patient while he appeals his life ban for alleged bribery.

The call came as Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan said that while bin Hammam had the right to appeal, the process should not be allowed to drag on.

China's Zhang Jilong has been the interim AFC president since bin Hammam was suspended last month. FIFA imposed a life ban on bin Hammam at the weekend, only months after he helped his native Qatar win the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

But bin Hammam says …