The CBF announced through its official Twitter account that Ednaldo Rodrigues will be its new president for the next four years. The new president was elected unanimously, he got 137 of the 141 possible votes, between the representatives of the state federations and clubs of the Series A and B. Rodriguez was the president of the Bahia State Soccer Federation for eight years.
Rodrigues had been interim president since the removal of Rogério Caboclo last June, dismissed from office after being accused of moral and sexual harassment. Before the position, he was the vice president of the CBF in Caboclo’s term.
the new president received the support of 26 of the 27 regional football confederations in the country. What’s more, it received the vote of the twenty clubs in the first division and 19 of the 20 in the second division. The only vote that did not receive was that of Ponte Preta, annulled due to bureaucratic problems. This support confirms his position in favor of giving more voice and rights to the clubs along with the initiative to create a League in Brazil so that the national tournament does not depend on the CBFas usual.
Ednaldo Rodrigues is the new President of the CBF. The leader was elected unanimously among those present in the vote, which included the participation of the state federations and two clubs from Series A and B. He will command Casa do Futebol Brasileiro four times from 2022 to 2026 pic.twitter.com/jUtXZXulpS
– CBF Soccer (@CBF_Futebol) March 23, 2022
Who is Ednaldo Rodriguez?
Ednaldo Rodrigues directed for eight yearsfrom 2011 to 2019, la Football Federation of the state of Bahia. During her stay she promoted improvements in the youth categories and gave voice to women’s soccer in the state. During the election campaign
