During the month of February 2017, in the framework of the reform process of the Statutes of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) conducted by FIFA, CONMEBOL and the regularization Committee appointed by them, prior to the presidential elections, a debate arose in relation to the eligibility checks that candidates had to pass in this first election, since the specific body provided for in the statutes was not yet established.

Article 87 (2) (“Transitory Provisions”) of the AFA Statutes approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting...

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