Guinea-Bissau chief: Voting against Blatter is 'blasphemy'

Guinea-Bissau's president says Africa remains behind the FIFA chief despite the corruption scandal surrounding the organization.

Voting against FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Friday's election would be "blasphemy," according to the Guinea-Bissau FA chief.

Fourteen football figures were indicted Wednesday over corruption allegations, with seven FIFA executives arrested on bribery and racketeering charges by U.S. authorities.

A separate investigation saw the Swiss government open criminal proceedings into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The news prompted UEFA boss Michel Platini to call for Blatter to resign from his position, but Nascimento Lopes, one of Africa's football association presidents, believes the FIFA chief is being unfairly targeted.