Sydney ¨C Former Papua New Guinea international Alex Davani says some of the smaller soccer federations have kept quiet during FIFA¡¯s civil war because they fear losing the funding that is vital to their operations.
Davani, a former deputy general secretary of Football Australia, believes global soccer¡¯s development funding system is flawed and hopes the discussions prompted ?by Gianni Infantino¡¯s abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal might create the environment for reform.
The 11-member Oceania federation was scheduled to meet ?on Wednesday ?to discuss the row that has split world soccer apart, and Davani thinks it is?in a ?tough spot.
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