UPDATE 1-Soccer-Ex-Trinidad player Nakhid runs for FIFA president

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By Simon Evans
ZURICH, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Former Trinidad and Tobago
international midfielder David Nakhid is the latest to say he
will stand in February's election to replace the outgoing Sepp
Blatter as president of FIFA.
Nakhid, who is based in Lebanon where he runs a football
academy, has returned to the Caribbean seeking support from
local officials.
In order to be a candidate, the 51-year-old Nakhid would
need the backing of five national associations -- a requirement
which has kept other outsiders off the ballot in previous
elections.
"I have put my hat in the ring and we are looking forward to
the challenge," he told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that he was
"optimistic" of getting the five nominations.
Nakhid said he had met with Caribbean Football Union (CFU)
president Gordon Derrick in Antigua and had been invited to
speak to the CFU's executive committee on Saturday.
Derrick confirmed to Reuters that Nakhid would be given an
audience.
The CFU has 25 of the 35 votes from the CONCACAF
confederation which also covers North and Central America as
well as the Caribbean.
"FIFA's focus must be on development accompanied by proper
oversight," said Nakhid, who has been strongly critical of
Trindid's former FIFA vice-president and ex-CONCACAF president
Jack Warner.
"This region has been under-developed due to the inept
leadership that came from this part of the world. Jack Warner
never really represented this region," he said.
So far UEFA president Michel Platini, ex-FIFA
vice-president Chung Mong-joon of South Korea, former Brazil
great Zico and Liberian FA chairman Musa Bility have said they
are running in the election.
Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, beaten by Blatter in
May's election, is considering another run while South African
Tokyo Sexwale has also said he is weighing up whether to stand.
Nakhid has one strong connection to Zurich. He played for
the city's club Grasshoppers in the early 1990s and also played
in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution.