GORDON Derrick, president of the Caribbean Football Union, is to appeal a ruling by FIFA declaring him ineligible to contest the presidency of CONCACAF. The CONCACAF elections have been set for May 12 in Mexico City.Reports emerging from the Caribbean suggest that Derrick’s legal team has filed an appeal.
Derrick was initially among three candidates vying for the presidency along with Bermuda’s Larry Mussenden and Canada’s Victor Montagliani. However, FIFA announced recently that the Antiguan would not be able to continue in the race.
Derrick has served as CFU president for the last four years, after replacing Trinidadian Jack Warner in 2012, following the cash-for-votes scandal which rocked Caribbean football. Regional officials were accused of either being offered or accepting cash bribes of US$40 000 in return for votes for FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam back in 2011.
Several CFU members were suspended but Derrick was fined and reprimanded.
Responding to the FIFA ruling Derrick said he found it curious that the reprimand of 2011 was too minute to warrant an appeal; that the principal person in the matter was vindicated upon his appeal; yet the matter was deemed significant enough to derail his candidacy.

(Sportsmax.com)