Beckenbauer backs Sexwale
Franz Beckenbauer has backed Tokyo Sexwale as a possible candidate for the FIFA presidency to succeed Sepp Blatter and said the South African can expect support from the German FA.
Speaking at the annual Camp Beckenbauer sports conference in Kitzbuehel, Austria, 'the Kaiser' said the German Football Association (DFB) know "about the quality of the South Africans and the quality of Tokyo Sexwale".
"I certainly believe that the German Football Association would support his candidacy," added Beckenbauer.
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