Backed by powerful sheikh, Bangladeshi Kiron’s rise in Asian football hierarchy in question

After more than a decade of involvement in women’s football, Mariyam Mohamed felt she had a shot at making a convincing case to voters picking Asia’s female representative on FIFA’s governing council. She did not realise a powerful Arab sheikh would play a significant role in deciding exactly who gets a seat at football’s top table.

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