13-05-2016 23:54 via uk.news.yahoo.com

FIFA names Samoura as first female secretary general

By Brian Homewood MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - FIFA named an African woman with no experience in football administration as its second most powerful official on Friday, part of changes made by the sport's ruling body to move on from a major corruption scandal. The Congress also voted to accept Kosovo and Gibraltar as the organisation's 210th and 211th members, opening the way for them to take part in the 2018 World Cup qualifying competition. Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal, the United Nations D
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