CAS reject Bin Hammam presidency bid

The 62-year-old Qatari is serving a lifetime ban from football after being accused by FIFA of bribery during his failed bid to become the world governing body's president in May.

As the most senior AFC member, China's Zhang Jilong assumed the roles of acting head and FIFA Executive Committee member after the ban.

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